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"In this sixth episode the Baudelaire orphans are sent to live with a rich aunt. They live in a fancy penthouse. They know that Count Olaf is in the building but aren't sure where. They discover their friends hidden in an old elevator shaft in the building and are very close to rescuing them from Count Olaf but he gets away from them again."
Sherrie L. Jones, 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
Family, struggle with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Uncle
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Age 11-14
Parents/lack of parents problem?
- orphan story
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- wealthy
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- actor/actress/producer
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
- deluded
- eccentric
- dumb
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 ()
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- sinister, like an X-Files Gomer Pyle
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
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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