The Carnivorous Carnival (Series of Unfortunate Events, #9)

by Lemony Snicket

Brett Helquist (Illustrator) and Michael Kupperman (Illustrator)

The ninth in the Series of Unfortunate Events continuing the story of the Baudelaire orphans. Read by Tim Curry. This carnivorous work contains such a distressing story that consuming any of its contents would be far more stomach-turning than even the most imbalanced meal. Read if you dare!!!

• ISBN10: 0061757217
• ISBN13: 9780061757211
• Publish Date: 13 October 2009 (first published 29 October 2002)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Imprint: Collins
• Format: eBook
• Pages: 304
• Language: English

Reviews

[thepunktheory]

The first thing that stood out to me about this book is that the criticism is more "in your face" than it was in the past novels. Many of the things could be interpreted as criticism on our society but in The Carnivorous Carnival is very upfront and it points out how gruesome society can be without beating round the bush. Big thumbs up for that!
Furthermore, I enjoyed that differentiating between good and bad isn't as easy anymore. At some point not even the Beaudelairs are sure whether they are still "good". It's great how the writer incorporates this little crises everybody goes through at some point in his or her life, doubting your own decisions.
We don't really learn much new stuff about the big mystery, but hey, maybe in the next part: The Slippery Slope.

Another great novel by Lemony Snicket, this time being more direct and even more intense!

[celinenyx]

In school we've been discussing essentialist literature lately (Sartre, Camus, etcetera) and I feel like many of the essentialist views can be applied on the Series of Unfortunate Events books.

Philosophical musings aside, The Carnivorous Carnival is quite fun and suspenseful, as this time the orphans use Olaf's own tactics against him. The plot thickens, and more and more hints about the identity of Snicket and VFD are introduced.

[ibeforem]

I’m still enjoying these. They’re great for listening to in the car. And I like how the Baudelaires are growing. Sonny no longer has to be translated every time she speaks! Plus, the mystery is getting more mysterious, and the endings are getting more unexpected!