Series of Unfortunate Events #4: The Miserable Mill

Lemony Snicket

Sep 2004 · A Series of Unfortunate Events Book 4 · HarperCollins · Narrated by Lemony Snicket

About this audiobook

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I hope, for your sake, that you have not chosen to read this book because you are in the mood for a pleasant experience. If this is the case, I advise you to put this book down instantaneously, because of all the books describing the unhappy lives of the Baudelaire orphans, The Miserable Mill might be the unhappiest yet. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are sent to Paltryville to work in a lumber mill, and they find disaster and misfortune lurking behind every log. The pages of this book, I'm sorry to inform you, contain such unpleasantries as a giant pincher machine, a bad casserole, a man with a cloud of smoke where his head should be, a hypnotist, a terrible accident resulting in injury, and coupons. I have promised to write down the entire history of these three poor children, but you haven't, so if you prefer stories that are more heartwarming, please feel free to make another selection.

With all due respect,

Lemony Snicket

Ratings and reviews

Lemony Snicket is the best book writer I've read all the books and watched the movie it all started when olaf lost his dad and then Olaf met a theater troupe and fryer to steal the Baudelaire fortune for three children named violet sunny and Klaus Baudelaire

I love this one in particular for how it characterizes the children as foils to one another. As they have to use skills that they usually rely on their siblings for.

About the author

Lemony Snicket had an unusual education, which may or may not explain his ability to evade capture. He is the author of the 13 volumes in A Series of Unfortunate Events, several picture books including The Dark, and the books collectively titled All The Wrong Questions.