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"Once again the Baudelaire orphans are sent to stay with a strange relative. This time they are sent to Sir. No one can pronounce his name so they just call him Sir. He makes the children work in his lumber mill and he pays his employees with coupons. As usual Count Olaf shows up in the form of a secretary. He is not one to give up easily on stealing the orphans' fortune."
Sherrie L. Jones, Resident Scholar
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"The Baudelaire children are orphans who for the past few months have been running away from Count Olaf, an evil and greedy man who is after their money. He was their first guardian after their parents died, and ever since then he has been following them around in disguise, trying to get their fortune. This is their fourth guardian, the owner of a Lumber Mill.
He is not nice and makes them work in the lumber mill. While they are working, the overseer trips Klaus Baudelaire, which causes his glasses to fall off and break. Then the overseer sends him to Dr. Orwell. It turns out that doctor Orwell is actually a hypnotist who hypnotizes Klaus so that he will do whatever Count Olaf tells him. Violet and Sunny Baudelaire find out and they know they have to unhypnotize Klaus, but they don't know how, if anyone knew, it would be Klaus. Until they find out, Klaus is completely controlled by their arch enemy."
cloud city, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- depressed
Time/era of story
- present (2000-2010)
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Age 11-14
Parents/lack of parents problem?
- orphan story
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
- wealthy
Age:
- a kid
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- accused criminal
- actor/actress/producer
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
- deluded
- wild
- eccentric
- dumb
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
- a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 3 (some)
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
- sinister, like an X-Files Gomer Pyle
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Unusual Style:
- a lot of flashback and forwards
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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