A Series of Unfortunate Events #6: The Ersatz Elevator

I've been reading this series not that long now I know it from my family but I finished 1-7 within a week best book I ever had I have heard complaints about the books pages and how it looks just for you guys to know that's the style of it when you buy hardcovers not sure about paperbacks tho I believe its for a old look please buy this I really recommend it

My kid loves these books. As a parent I have tried to instill the love of reading into my son and it has gotten easier overtime and we are reaping the benefits of the improved reading. Sometimes it was difficult to match the content level with his advanced reading level in addition to his interest in the content itself, however these books have seemed to be a perfect storm of sorts. He is 9 but reading at a 12th grade level and it wasn't until this series that we really saw a passion for reading show, he always liked it and did it daily but never sought it out as feverishly as he did with this series, he is sharing the story with us in addition to laughing and enjoying himself. I highly recommend them and we now own them all.

I liked this book because even though it was super sad, the Baudelaires got though the whole book. Lemony Snicket has done t again, folks! I repeat Lemony Snicket has done it again! He is so good at writhing all these books, it was so hard to shunt down the ipad. Like you know have you would say put the book down but then this is a ipad...ah-snort! I love my foolish dad jokes even though I am not a dad and never will be. Now you see here I am Mark Anheier’s daughter. Yes that is right! Miss.Anheier anyway he bought the book for me so h...read more

Not the strongest of his volumes so far. But it adds to the mystery of the Books dedications. So far we know the following: 1) Beatrice, the author's "darling' is dead. 2)Beatrice asked too late, "Where is Count Olaf"? 3) His friend, Professor Reed, painted a triptych titled "What Happened to Beatrice". On one panel is a fire, on the second panel is a typewriter, on the third is "the face of a beautiful, intelligent woman." 4)A man - "not, alas, me" - is lucky enough to marry his beloved Beatrice and live with her in happiness over the course of her short life. 5)At the Duchess of Winnipeg's' masked ball, he is pursued by palace guards. He approaches a woman he had been forbidden to approach for the rest of his life. She is alone on the Veranda. He gives her the message he had been trying to give her for fifteen long and lonely years: "Beatrice," he cries, just as the Palace guards spot him; "Count Olaf is .........." He cannot go on. AND,6)Esme wants to steal from the Baudelaire orphans "the way Beatrice stole from me." So, if I am not too nervous, I shall wait anxiously for the next volume to continue to enlighten the various levels of mysteries contained herein.....

My daughter and I like to take books with us when we go down the river. This was a great little series about 3 little kids who seem to have nothing but bad luck. They are great for all ages and fun to read as a family. Each one tells of a different adventure so you don't have to read them in order, but I recommend buying the entire set. They are full of adventure, suspense, and humor. Get them all!!!

These series of books actually had my son reading everyday for pleasure. I didn't ask him to read, he just sat and enjoyed. He even started making little gestures as he was ending one of the books, maybe to get me to ask if we should order the next one that follows. Of course I did order all the books in this series. My son was 9 years old at the time. I am trying to get my 12 year old niece to start on one of the books but no such luck. maybe later.

I am a grandmother reading this series of books with my 9 year old granddaughter, Josey. We both have a Kindle, so we read the books independently and then compare our experiences - she then writes a book report. Josey is homeschooled. This series of books is wonderful. I love the stories as much as she does. They are very funny, exciting, and challenging. Lots of new words are used for a 9 year old, but the author gives a definition on the spot and with humor. Wonderful is how I describe these books.

I bought all 13 books already with my own money, so i intend to finish the series, but it's hard when these books are sometimes not interesting enough. This book has some suspense like V.F.D. and the Ersatz elevator shaft leading to the remains of the Baudelaire mansion, but it seems that it was not as suspenseful as the 5th book for some reason. I think that these books will become more suspenseful and interesting as the series continues, but right now it is just not to that point. I think this series is good so far, but the plot is overly repeated, so as that the reader and almost guess to what is exactly going to happen. I think/know that the Harry Potter series is better then this series. You should read that series if you want a real good read with a lot of suspense, interest, and magic. Thank you for your time, Loran

Frankly, I thought it wasn't a patch on Roal Dahl, but my son loved it and that was all I was interested in.

My 10 year old daughter absolutely loved this series and has read the whole 13 books and quite fast.

I had been wanting to read these books for a very long time. I randomly found them at a friend's house during my summer vacation and I read the first six books in less than a week (one a night)! I am totally in love with them, Mr. Snicket is such a genius.

En comparación con la entrega anterior se queda un poco corta, sin embargo como el resto de los libros, cuenta con una trama interesante y de igual manera personajes únicos, como siempre al final muchos giros inesperados

Now the Baudelaire orphans go to their relatives Mr. and Mrs. Squalar to stay with. However, Mrs. Squalar is in cahoot with the dreadful Count Olaf to snatch their fortune. The Quagmire triples are in his clutches and Baudelaire continue their search to find their friends. Check my review of the first part here The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events) This review is for Egmont Hardcover edition [ISBN 978-1405200516].