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The Wide Window (1999)

by Lemony Snicket

Other authors: Brett Helquist (Illustrator)

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Series: A Series of Unfortunate Events (3)

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Catastrophes and misfortune continue to plague the Baudelaire orphans after they're sent to live with fearful Aunt Josephine who offers little protection against Count Olaf's treachery.
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One more installment of the Baudelaire Children's story.
This is the last one I knew about, because it was the last one in the movies. From now on I don't know what will happen.

It's a Lemony Snicket story. The orphans get adopted once again, and it all goes wrong once again. If you know and like the other books you will probably like this one, if not there are other books out there... ( )
  Artemisa | Dec 30, 2024 |
I'm slowly making my way through reading these for the first time and I have to say, they're getting better and better. If this book was this great I can only imagine the next one will be just as excellent. I loved it. I would recommend these books. 5 out of 5 stars. ( )
  Beammey | Dec 21, 2024 |
one thing i love about this series is how it very seamlessly gets more and more complex as it goes on, so reading it for a second time was so fun to pick up on some of the clues / things mentioned that you know have significance later on. you also see the baudelaires really start to understand they have to think for themselves to keep avoiding olaf, as no adult around them seems capable, so it was really fun to see more of their plans unfold in this book too. i just think this whole series is GENIUS!! ( )
  abiiharrisonn | Sep 18, 2024 |
4.5/5

It's weird because I can't really say this book did anything very different from what the previous ones in the series did, but this time the whole book just... fits together. It's an extremely fun book.

The orphans are, as always, lovely to read and easy to enjoy as characters. You can really see how well they work as a loving, even though extremely unlucky, family. The other characters are amazing in their own ways as well: Mr Poe is an absolute idiot and a great personification of how authority figures that are sure they know better look for children like the Baudelaire. Aunt Josephine is a pathetic, and quite selfish, little creature that ends up being a great distinction from Uncle Monty from the previous book. And Count Olaf... Well, frankly, the less we say about someone like him, the better.

All in all, a great book that only hypes me more for the rest of the series yet to come. ( )
  tuskactfour | Jun 26, 2024 |
The Wide Window is the third novel of the children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. In this novel, the Baudelaire orphans live with their aunt Josephine, who is seemingly scared of everything and of course, a sailor named "Captain Sham", who is actually Count Olaf in disguise, shows up to get a hold of the Beaudelaire orphans.

I didn't like this entry as much as the first two novels but it was still entertaining. ( )
  ryantlaferney87 | Dec 8, 2023 |
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For Beatrice — I would much prefer it if you were alive and well.
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If you didn't know much about the Baudelaire orphans, and you saw them sitting on their suitcases at Damocles Dock, you might think that they were bound for an exciting adventure.
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Just because something is typed—whether it is typed on a business card or typed in a newspaper—this does not mean that it is true.
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But even if they could go home it would be difficult for me to tell you what the moral of the story is. In some stories, it's easy. The moral of "The Three Bears," for instance, is "Never break into someone else's house." The moral of "Snow White" is "Never eat apples." The moral of World War One is "Never assassinate Archduke Ferdinand." But Violet, Klaus, and Sunny sat on the dock and watched the sun come up over Lake Lachrymose and wondered exactly what the moral was of their time with Aunt Josephine.
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Catastrophes and misfortune continue to plague the Baudelaire orphans after they're sent to live with fearful Aunt Josephine who offers little protection against Count Olaf's treachery.

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After the sudden death of their parents, the three Baudelaire children must depend on each other and their wits when it turns out that the distant relative who is appointed their guardian is determined to use any means necessary to get their fortune.
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