[.ca] The Ersatz Elevator (ISBN 0060566213)

From Amazon.com:
Fans of Lemony Snicket's wonderful Series of Unfortunate Events won't be surprised to find that in the sixth installment the three Baudelaire orphans' new home proves to be something of a mixed bag. As our ever sad but helpful narrator states, "Although 'a mixed bag' sometimes refers to a plastic bag that has been stirred in a bowl, more often it is used to describe a situation that has both good parts and bad parts. An afternoon at the movie theater, for instance, would be a mixed bag if your favorite movie were showing, but if you had to eat gravel instead of popcorn. A trip to the zoo would be a very mixed bag if the weather were beautiful, but all of the man-and woman-eating lions were running around loose." And so it is for the bad-luck Baudelaires. Their fancy new 71-bedroom home on 667 Dark Avenue is inhabited by Esmé Gigi Geniveve Squalor (the city's sixth most important financial advisor), and her kindly husband, Jerome, who doesn't like to argue. Esmé is obsessed by the trends du jour (orphans are "in"), and because elevators are "out," Sunny, Violet, and Klaus have to trudge up 66 flights of stairs to reach the Squalors' penthouse apartment. (Other unfortunate trends include pinstripe suits, aqueous martinis--water with a faint olive-y taste--parsley soda, and ocean decorations.) As the book begins, the Baudelaires are not only frightened in anticipation of their next (inevitable) encounter with the evil, moneygrubbing Count Olaf but they are also mourning the disappearance of their dear new friends from The Austere Academy, the Quagmires. It doesn't take long for Olaf to show up in another of his horrific disguises... but if he is on Dark Avenue, what has he done with the Quagmires? Once again, the resourceful orphans use their unique talents (Violet's inventions, Klaus's research skills, and the infant Sunny's strong teeth) in a fruitless attempt to escape from terrible tragedy. Is there a gleam of hope for the orphans and their new friends? Most certainly not. The only thing we can really count on are more gloriously gloomy adventures in the seventh book, The Vile Village. (Ages 9 and older) --Karin Snelson

The best book I ever read:
This book is unlike any other book i've ever read.It is hard for me to say if I like Violet or Klaus more.Beacause they both really help geting away from danger (or Count Olaf).I recomend this book entirely.

book the sixth rules!:
this book is the best yet.it has a new badie. some traped triplets.and v.f.d.

The Hulk (Rollercoaster):
This book is a real rollercoaster ride. The twists and turns are great. You always think that Olaf is going to be captured and SHAKAKA, but he gets away. You always really want to stop him from making the Baudelaires life miserabul, but the twists and turns always leave you dead in yuor tracks. The characters also make it a whole lot of fun. Violet, the oldest, is always inventing and making up plans. Klause, the middle aged, is consitently reading and learning knew things to help out with the plan. Then there's Sunny, the baby/ the youngest. The only annoying part of the book, that was acyually pretty cool, was it is impossible to get to the bottom of things, and if you really want to you have to read 13 books. It always leaves you asking questions like, "Will they ever be safe," or another is, "why is that passage beneath their burned down house." Sometimes it gets you mad that you have to keep track of all of the mysterious problems. This book is always calling out, "READ ME NOW!" I would suggest this book to a child, or possibly an adult, of any age. Another nice things is that if there's a tough word it always gives you the definition in this case of the book. Now I am saying to you, "READ ME NOW!" So please do for a good read.

The Ersatz Elivator:
In Book The 6th, Violet, Klaus & Sunny Movie Into A Penthouse On Dark Avenue, They're New Guardians Jeromy & Esmé's Penthouse Is Either 48 Or 84 Stories High, The Doorman Does Not Know. Esmé, Is Always Talking About Things That Are In & Really Does Not Care About The Orphans, Or The Quagmires, As Always Olaf Comes Up With A Crazy Duisguise. They Find Out, Olaf Has Always Been Near Them Ever Since They Moved Into The Penthouse... This Book Is: Exciting,Horryfying And Of Course, Funny.

Perhaps my favorite of the entire series!:
The sixth book of Unfortunate Events is probably the most enthralling of the lot because of the unbelievable creative and brilliant portrayal of its characters by Lemony Snicket. Sunny is a real cutie and she is the greatest baby in the whole world as it's clearly portrayed in this book. My heart beat so hard when I was reading one of the fantastic encounters between the a villain and the 3 children. It was like reading a very fine mystery novel by the fireside-- only better! Wow! If you want to find out what it is I'm referring to, you'll have to read this book. It's undoubtably a rollercoaster of events here as you will find out.