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The Carnivorous Carnival by Lemony Snicket is the ninth novel in the A Series of Unfortunate Events chronicles; a tale of books that focuses on a group of three orphans named the Baudelaires struggling to escape the clutches of a villainous antagonist. Presumed to be set in the 1930’s, the novel begins where the previous book left off, with the children hiding for safety in the car trunk of the villain, without the antagonist being aware of the orphan’s close location. When the knave man parks his car, the children find themselves in an old carnival; the man arrives to the theme-park with the intention of using the power of a psychic’s crystal ball to receive information on the whereabouts of the Baudelaires.

Within the set of the orphans there is Violet, Klaus, and Sunny. Violet, who is fourteen years old, is known the “inventor” child. Her passion is science and she is a bright and outspoken young woman. Klaus, who is twelve years old, is an active reader and the majority of his knowledge relies on the information read in books. His personality is timid, but bright and a child of strong political interest. The final orphan, Sunny; is merely the age of an infant and not competent of full speech. Her only known talents are her ability to sharply bite and to cook. The main antagonist and villain, Count Olaf is the murderous man who seeks to receive the large family fortunate of the Baudelaires. Olaf is the one who murdered Violet, Klaus and Sunny’s parents and has dedicated his life to be in possession of the great financial riches of the Baudelaire family. Madame Lulu is the fortune teller at the carnival; she claims to be psychic and competent of predicting the future of anyone.

The story begins with the children exiting the car’s trunk and wondering how to handle the egregious situation that they are in. The kids are placed in the middle of nowhere and cannot make contact with the outside world due to a lie being spread to the media about the children being murderers. All the Baudelaires decide to disguise themselves as carnival freaks in order to blend in with the amusement-park scenery and go unnoticed by Count Olaf. Violet and Klaus disguise themselves as a two-headed monster and Sunny dresses up like a half-wolf half-human baby. The mid-point of the novel involves the Baudelaires discovering the difficult life styles many others are forced to deal with, in particular the lives of the disabled carnival performers. Meanwhile, Madame Lulu uses her crystal ball to reveal to Olaf that the Baudelaires are currently residing in the carnival. Olaf uses this information to his advantage by hosting a carnival event where one of the “freaks” is to plummet to their own deaths in a hole of hungry and vicious lions. How will the children escape a fate that seems impossible to overcome? Will death be the only solution? And what is the real trick behind Madame Lulu’s “psychic” ability? The answers shall be revealed in the story.

My overall opinion on the novel was a positive one. The story had interesting dialogue with an original story and easily captivated the reader’s attention. It started strong, and ended with a fascinating cliffhanger. On the negative side, many of the plot devices that Snicket relied on appeared to be somewhat unnecessary and dragged the story without having a profound purpose for it being included. In addition, a lot of what happened in the book was a little bit unrealistic. Per example, when Count Olaf advertises a carnival attraction where the physically disabled are to be pushed in a lion’s pit, no legal action whatsoever is taken, as if the law enforcement in the story is non-existent. While the scene was entertaining, it was equally as bothering to think of how unreal the story was being written. I would recommend this book towards reluctant readers who are seeking an easy-to-follow but entertaining novel. However, for the more active readers that seek a story that challenges themselves mentally; I wouldn’t advise this particular book to be read.
  
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