Snicket, Lemony. A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Wide Window. New York City: HarperCollins publishers, 2000. 214 pages. (Suspense)Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are three orphans with a huge fortune that their parents left behind on a new adventure. They are going to live with their Aunt Josephine, who is a widow. Their aunt lives on a hill towering above Lake Lachrymose held up partially by the cliff, and partially by wooden stilts. Josephine has an obsession with grammar, and has many irrational fears, some including the doormat to her house, because someone could trip on it and break their neck. Another is touching any doorknob, because she is afraid of it shattering into a million pieces, and one of them will hit her eye. She will not answer the telephone, because she fears electrocution. Aunt Josephine will also not turn on the oven, because she fears it will burst into flames, and she is afraid of realtors for no apparent reason.When the orphans arrive at Aunt Josephine's house, Hurricane Herman is about to arrive.
I liked this book a lot, because I think that it was a short book, but all the things happening make it seem much longer than it is. Also, since the book is full of activity, it keeps your interest, and you can read it very quickly. The book uses many big words, and I am very glad that they define them right after they use them. I also like how many of the names of things are alliterations- such as “Curdled Cave,” and “Damocles Dock.” The suspense keeps moving because Count Olaf never gets captured. I would certainly recommend this book to anyone who likes fantasy- fiction books.
Reviewed By: Scooterocks87
