The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 11)
by Snicket, Lemony
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket As Published
- ISBN 10
- 0064410145
- ISBN 13
- 9780064410144
- Seller
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2004. First Edition Fifth Printing Setated . Hard Back. Very Good/No Dust Jacket As Published. 5 3/4" x 7 1/4. Helquist, Brett. 323 Pages. Beautiful book with nice interior text pages. Unless you are a slug, a sea anemone, or mildew, you might also prefer not to read this book. In fact, the horrors they encounter are too numerous to list and you wouldn't want me to mention the worst of it, which includes mushrooms, a desperate search for something lost, a mechanical monster, a distressing message from a lost friend, and tap dancing. As a dedicated author who has pledged to keep recording the depressing story of the Baudelaires, I must continue to delve deep into the cavernous depths of the orphans' lives. You, on the other hand, may delve into some happier book in order to keep your eyes and your spirits fromm being dampened. With all due respect, Lemony Snicket.
Synopsis
The Grim Grotto is the eleventh novel in the book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket.
Reviews
On Jun 26 2016, CloggieDownunder said:
The Grim Grotto is the eleventh book in A Series of Unfortunate Events by American author, Lemony Snicket (aka Daniel Handler). As we once again join the unlucky Baudelaire orphans, they find themselves sailing down the Stricken Stream on a toboggan towards the ocean. Is it coincidence that they are rescued by a submarine whose crew (Captain Widdershins and Fiona) are on a mission to find a certain important sugar bowl, one the Baudelaire orphans also seek?
Having narrowly escaped a burning hospital and already suffered the loss of their parents, the threat of marriage, slave labour, hypnosis, a terrible boarding school, being thrown down a lift shaft, being thrown in jail, acting in a freak show, being thrown off a mountain and the murder of their Uncle Monty and Aunt Josephine at the hands of the evil Count Olaf and his nefarious assistants, the siblings are ever-vigilant of his reappearance. Luckily these well-mannered and uncomplaining children are also very resourceful: Violet invents, Klaus researches and Sunny cooks.
Snicket's tone throughout is apologetic, sincere and matter-of-fact as he relates the unfortunate events in the children's lives; his imaginative and even surreptitiously educational style will hold much appeal for younger readers, as will the persistent silliness of adults. Snicket's word and phrase definitions are often hilarious. As always, the alliterative titles are delightful and Brett Helquist provides some wonderfully evocative illustrations.
This instalment sees the Baudelaires donning undersea suits, doing their best to avoid a deadly fungus, being captured (again!) by Count Olaf, repairing a porthole, and finally washing up on the Briny Beach, the place where the whole unfortunate tale began. Will they be in time to stop Olaf from destroying the Hotel Denouement? Perhaps the Penultimate Peril will have the answer.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dons Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15955
- Title
- The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 11)
- Author
- Snicket, Lemony
- Illustrator
- Helquist, Brett
- Format/Binding
- Hard Back
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket As Published
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Fifth Printing Setated
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0064410145
- ISBN 13
- 9780064410144
- Publisher
- HarperCollinsPublishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2004
- Size
- 5 3/4" x 7 1/4
- Keywords
- CHILDREN FICTION ADVENTURE ADVENTURERS ORPHANS
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