Sunday, June 14, 2015

Book 156: The Vile Village

The Vile Village is proof that it takes a village to raise three children, or at least that's what it's suppose to be but isn't. The book deals with themes of mob psychology and the functioning of authoritarian societies, tough subject for a book targeted at children.

Yet again, the Baudelaire orphans have been given into the custody of someone who, although love them a lot, is unable to properly care for them leaving another tragic ending for the three siblings to deal with. For those of you who have been paying attending, this is the Baudelaire's 7th guardian in a year. I will never stop feeling bad for them.

I rate this book a solid 8 out of 10. Not Snicket's best book, but still a pretty darn good book. I would recommend it to everyone who has started this series and hasn't finished it out of fear that the Baudelaire's misfortune will only continue. While this point is true, it is not a reason to stop reading the series.


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