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O Espetáculo Carnívoro, by Lemony Snicket

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saguaros's review against another edition

4.0

(2011 rating, 2022 review)

Probably one of the darkest of the books so far—truly full of cruelty, betrayal, bloodthirst, and selfish spineless people. I actually like that this is also the book where the Beaudelaires start towing the moral line more—having to employ deceit and techniques that Olaf does to survive and questioning what kind of people that makes them. I hate that they are separated at the end.

supperrupper's review against another edition

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4.0

I like how the kids are kinda getting more devious and they kind of have to with the evil little couple Esme and Count Olaf #Colme on top of there game trying to feed people to literal lions. This one is cute and I like the Baudelaires interactions with the freaks.

Hardest Serve:
The Hostile Hospital - Esme Squalor for her 'actual stilleto' heels
The Carnivorous Carnival - Madame Lulu for literal using paperwork to tell the 'future' and then literally falling into a pit of lions

*Honorable mention* - Esme Squalor for her 'I love freaks' outfit

silasvanthof08's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

ms_meertens's review against another edition

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4.0

Now we’re getting into the second half of the series, the formula is let go more and more and you dive into the real crux of the series:

What constitutes good or bad, right or wrong and is it still good if you perform wrong actions to achieve your well-intentioned results?

With the Beaudelairs in disguises and Count Olaf as himself, this is also visualised very nicely.
Also… V.F.D. becoming more prevalent