Book Title: The Vile Village
Author: Lemony Snicket
Series: A Series of Unfortunate Events #7
Date Started: January 6th 2026
Date Completed: January 8th 2026
Genres: Adventure, Mystery
Quality Rating: Four Stars
Enjoyment Rating: Three Star
Final Rating: Three Stars
Review:
I’m continuing my adventures of completing childhood and teen series; A Series of Unfortunate Events is truly a classic for my generation, and I’ve enjoyed their screen adaptations so I’m determined to finish the books eventually. They’re such quick and easy reads at this point they almost feel like heavily-written graphic novels.
I do admire the way the writing is always introducing reasonably big words and concepts, but does it in such an accessible way, as if the narrator is having a conversation with someone they truly respect. A key theme is the ongoing patronising of children’s intelligence and emotions, but it’s so well balanced with introducing all of this vocabulary and culture plainly and for fun.
This isn’t one of the standouts of the series, and feels quite a bit shorter in its arc, but still perfectly enjoyable to follow along the Baudelaire siblings a little further. Despite having watched the TV series, a fair part of the mystery is lost in my memory so the puzzle solving is definitely still satisfying. Halfway through the series now!
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