[.ca] El Aserradero Lugubre / The Miserable Mill (ISBN 8484412199)

From Amazon.com:
"The Baudelaire orphans looked out the grimy window of the train and gazed at the gloomy blackness of the Finite Forest, wondering if their lives would ever get better," begins The Miserable Mill. If you have been introduced to the three Baudelaire orphans in any of Lemony Snicket's previous novels, you know that not only will their lives not get better, they will get much worse. In the fourth installment in the "Series of Unfortunate Events," the sorrowful siblings, having once again narrowly escaped the clutches of the evil Count Olaf, are escorted by the kindly but ineffectual Mr. Poe to their newest "home" at the Lucky Smells Lumbermill. Much to their horror (if not surprise), their dormitory at the mill is crowded and damp, they are forced to work with spinning saw blades, they are fed only one meal a day (not counting the chewing gum they get for lunch), and worst of all, Count Olaf lurks in a dreadful disguise as Shirley the receptionist just down the street. Not even the clever wordplay and ludicrous plot twists could keep this story buoyant--reading about the mean-spirited foreman, the deadly blades, poor Klaus (hypnotized and "reprogrammed"), and the relentless hopelessness of the children's situation only made us feel gloomy. Fans of these wickedly funny, suspenseful adventures won't want to miss out on a single one, but we're hoping the next tales have the delicate balance of delight and disaster we've come to expect from this exciting series. (Ages 9 to 12)

miss.unfortanute:
hi, first of all the book is very sad,but i have never read a more better book.well i have read harry potter which i like alot to.this book i finished very quickly.i could not stop reading the book.it is very good.let me tell u a little about me.i use to be unfortanate but now i am not.i use to be a bad girl.i have and had a lot of friends. i use to throw away my homework and i would get in lots of trouble.i would be jealous of my brother so i would beet him up.but he hit me back.i would always be in trouble. it was just the way i was.but now i am a good girl because of somethings i had realized i had done wrong.

The Miserable Mill:
In The Miserable mill Klaus, Violet, and Sunny Badelaire are three siblings who became orphans after their parents died in an accident. They ended up lving and working in a lumber mill in a town called Paltryville, evn though they are young children. Their foreman at the mill is a mean and horrable man named Mr. Flacutono. The story is basicly about two characters who scheme to steal the kids fortune that their parents left behind when they died. Mr. Flactono and Count Olaf, a man disguised as the town optometrist plan many wats to harm the children. However, the baudelaire children are not just any kids. They are very good at avoiding the trouble lurking behind every log. This story has some mystery and suspense with a plot that is very easy to follow. In spite of the kids horrid life, they always outsmart their enemys and get away. I really liked this stoy because even though you know that count olaf is one of the towns people in disguise, you never knew which one he is. It is also just a fun read.

OK:
I my self am this series maniak. Altough the book plays & fullfills the requirements of the series it doesn't cut it. The other books in the series are better. What the book lacks is a large chunk of problems. The only big Baudelaire prob. is the hipnocious DR.ORVILE because of her hipnotizing skills. The book is ok not extraordinary like the others.

Not one of the best:
As readers of this series will undoubtedly agree, Lemony Snicket makes a very entertaining author. The characters in these stories are unique and fun, however this individual story failed to stand out from the rest. It's plot was ok, and it had it's moments, but it didn't make itself memorable. Although it didn't stand out, it still is a must if one is reading this series.

A bit of a dropoff:
Without repeating the plot outline, this seems the least of the first four gooks in the series. This is not to say that it isn't a good book. Perhaps it is because there just isn't enough of Count Olaf, aka Shirley. There are mean people other than "Shirley," but they lack something in comparison with the evil "Grinch," who was the first caretaker of the Baudelaire orphans. There are several nice touches, such as, Sunny debarking logs with her four baby teeth and having pieces of wood caught between. And then there is Shirley, protesting that she/he is not really Count Olaf because she/he has a name plate that says Shirley. QED, as they say in geometry. Kids are going to love that. Nonetheless, these books are destined to be favorites for children and parents for a long, long time.