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The Miserable Mill

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The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket

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By Lemony Snicket

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30 Jul 2026

The Bauldelaire children got a photo of their parents and some other people in front of a mill so they go looking for it. A woman hypnotises Klaus and Violet tries to snap him out of it. Count Ofal is in disguise again. Mr Poe takes them to a boarding school.

22 Jul 2023

As you might guess, the Baudelaire orphans only experience unfortunate events again and again and again. The orphans are sent to someone with an unpronounceable name, something along the lines of Mr Bfdhgghg, and are forced to work at a horrible wood mill. Klaus is hypnotised by one of Count Olaf's assistants in disguise but eventually they get everyone to believe that Shirley, the optician's assistant, is actually Count Olaf. In a normal book, Count Olaf would go to jail and they would live happily ever after, but this is not a normal book and Count Olaf will come back.

29 Jun 2023

I thought that it was very funny that sir had smoke allover his head so that you couldn't see his face either I also thought that it was very funny that sunny did a swordfight with her teeth.

26 Aug 2022

I thought this book was very good and extremely mysterious as it kept me guessing until the very end and I enjoyed the way Lemony Snickett narrated the story throughout! My favourite characters were the Baudelaires: Violet because she was always inventing things, Klaus, because he liked to read lots and lots of books and Sunny, because she was very funny in the way she spoke and the fact that she loved to bite things! I would definitley recommend this book for anyone who enjoys books that are both funny and mysterious!

23 Aug 2022

Count Olaf comes later in the small novel which gives it countless suspense (get it).

29 Jul 2022

I loved this book and loved the bit where Phil had his leg chopped off.I liked Violet and Sunny.I would reccomend this book to someone afraid of nothing.

22 Jul 2022

It was a fun book with a sad ending. My favourite character is Sunny.

19 Aug 2021

The book was alright probably because I watched the series before I read this which I realise now was a massive mistake because I had ruined my enjoyment of reading this book that had many plot twists and action in it. However I would definitely recommend this book.

28 Jul 2021

I liked this book but some Lemony Snicket books go on a bit, I recommend you read the whole series, it's a great mystery. I love the hypnosis in this book which is why I gave it 4/5.

21 Jan 2021

Yes

17 Oct 2020

Very good. Count olaf had a good plan but with a bad plot.

02 Sep 2020

Lots of plot twists but would reveal more things about other characters

19 Aug 2020

In the book I was sometimes

18 Aug 2020

This book of The series of unfortunate events is fantastic! My favourite character is Charles

11 Aug 2020

In this book, the siblings are in the mill and work there then Klaus is hypnotized and breaks a fellow workers leg he is made to saw someone in half but is hypnotized in time and stops and sees the evil hypnotist into the fire.

10 Aug 2020

This book was brilliant because it had some funny parts. I couldn't put the book down because it was so exciting. In this story the children had to survive the Lumber Mill where they had to scrape bark off of trees, work mechanical machines and wake up to clanging pots. It was miserable for them!

03 Aug 2020

I loved it it was my favourite one so far so good to me.

26 Jul 2020

Great book

24 Jul 2020

I enjoyed this book because I like the characters.

24 Jul 2020

I liked it because it didn't have a happy ending and it was interesting and exciting.

15 Jul 2020

I like the bit when Count Olaf says he is Shirly.

14 Jul 2020

My favorite character was Violet Baudelaire - the oldest Baudelaire orphan - because she is quick to think, loves to invent things and cares for her younger siblings. I would definitely recommend it to someone else because it's packed full of adventure and mystery.

02 Jul 2020

Excellent use of hypnotism!

29 Jun 2020

It is about 3 orphans who keep getting attacked by count Olaf

28 Jun 2020

This book is amazing!

22 Aug 2019

I thought this book was very dark since ya know, Miss Orwell gets killed.. BY A SAW

28 Jul 2018

It was a very good book since there were a lot of mystery and adventure in this book. The person who wrote this book is Lemony Snicket who is a very good author I think that my favorite character is Violet because she is witty as well as smart, and also inventive. I would recommend this book to people who like adventurous mystery. But you might get a bit sad at the end after something terrible happens and an arm is lost

22 Sep 2017

It is full of disaster

16 Aug 2017

I would really recommend this book as it is so mysterious and adventurous. You should really read this as well as the whole series.

03 Aug 2017

Good Story but what happens when the Baudelaires work at a unusual Lumbermill that feeds their workers gum for lunch?

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