The Grim Grotto
Ratings174
Average rating3.9
5:
Why were Olaf and his gang of evildoers so hilarious in this book??? This one's made me laugh the hardest in the series.
I didn't like Fernand at ALL!!! Also Sunny almost DIED!!! Again!!!
So close to the end now, I don't wanna say goodbye but I also really need for this to turn out good for the kids.
A more filler-ish installment of this series, but fairly enjoyable. I get that thirteen is an unfortunate number, but couldn't there have been a bit more plot wise to get us there in a more entertaining fashion?
Kids go into a cave, don't find anything, get captured, escape. Aye! Not the best book in the series, kinda hoping the last two are better. Aye! Best part is Captain Widdershins dialogue. Aye! Or Sunny's developing vocabulary that holds some subtle jokes. Aye! He who hesitates is lost! Or She! Aye!
3.5 Lovely to see different dynamics and new characters, but the series is becoming a bit too long for my taste. Hope that the last two books won't disappoint
De Baudelaires komen terecht in de Queequeg, de duikboot van Captain Widdershins en zijn stiefdochter Fiona. Klaus probeert te achterhalen waar de suikerpot van V.F.D. zou terechtgekomen zijn door de waterstromen te analyseren, en denkt dat hij in de Gorgonian Grotto zou kunnen terechtgekomen zijn. Daar leeft een zeldzame dodelijke paddestoel, de Medusoid Mycelium. Shenanigans, de kinderen zitten in de grot, vinden niets, Sunny wordt besmet, ze geraken ternauwernood terug, Olaf heeft zijn eigen duikboot, Sunny op het laatste moment gered, telegram van Quigley dat er een V.F.D.-afspraak is in Hotel Denouement, en dat ze de dag daarvoor op het strand moeten zijn waar hun verhaal begon. Daar aangekomen, zien ze Kit Snicket, die ze meeneemt in een taxi.
Ayup, de eerste keer op elf boeken dat er min of meer een happy end is.
The Grim Grotto starts off wonderfully. There is a good mix of what makes this series entertaining. We're introduced to two new characters—one as hilarious as Aunt Josephine was, the other as seemingly loyal as the Quagmires (and cute too). The conspiracy continues to unravel, Sunny continues to utter adorableness, and events continue to grow more and more unfortunate.
The second half of the book wasn't nearly as wonderful, primarily because the book loses its humor, becomes trapped by the adventure taking place, and relies a bit too heavily on the established formula, a phrase which here means Count Olaf would've gotten away with his villainous crimes had it not been for those meddling kids. Nevertheless, it sets up a nice introduction to the next book.
Despite my waning attention toward the end, I thought this book was one of the best of the series. Mystery, humor, adventure, heartbreak—it's all here. Only two more to go!
A Series of Unfortunate Events:
The Bad Beginning – 3.1
The Reptile Room – 3.2
The Wide Window – 3.6
The Miserable Mill – 3.3
The Austere Academy – 3.4
The Ersatz Elevator – 3.3
The Vile Village – 3.1
The Hostile Hospital – 3.4
The Carnivorous Carnival – 3.9
The Slippery Slope – 3.6
The Grim Grotto – 3.9
OMG. These books continue to get better. I may have to go back and down-rate some of the earlier ones in order to reflect how amazing the later books in the series are. >_>