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book the fifth May 22, 2005 14:19:40 GMT -5

Post by Grace on May 22, 2005 14:19:40 GMT -5

rocksunner said:

Up until Book the 5th, the series followed a formula and it was beginning to get boring: a new guardian, Olaf in disguise causes trouble, and the Baudelaires save themselves at the last minute. TAA began to break that formula by introducing friends the Baudelaire's own age. It also was the first mention of the V.F.D.. I think it was inferior to every book that came after it, but TAA was a good step in the right direction for the series.

There had to be a transition book, and this was it. Which is why it wasn't that good, but it was alright. My personal favorite is TEE, probably because it was the first one I read...

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book the fifth Jun 8, 2005 10:02:50 GMT -5

Post by Dante on Jun 8, 2005 10:02:50 GMT -5

hookhandedgirl said:

you don't know who speaks first but you know it's a guy from the book on cd *which i convieniently have with me* they have a male voice call out "olaf? where's olaf?" then a powder-faced women says something.

Yeah, I didn't count, "Olaf? Where's Olaf?" because you couldn't tell who was saying it.

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book the fifth Jul 15, 2005 5:45:36 GMT -5

Post by jacksonpee on Jul 15, 2005 5:45:36 GMT -5

I liked TAA; it made me a bit happier because the Baudelaires finally had someone their age they could relate to. As Snicket says, "Let us enjoy this brief moment of comfort, as the Baudelaires enjoyed it in the company of the Quagmire triplets and, in Sunny's case, an armrest."

Ahh. . . . I love his writing.

SF Corrupt Concierge ????#??? ?$ ???Ƴ??? ? Posts: 4,481	book the fifth Jul 19, 2005 22:15:42 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SF on Jul 19, 2005 22:15:42 GMT -5 I like TAA, although it's not my favorite. Come to think of it, I dont have a favorite.... anyways, I like the fact that in TAA it started to get more mysterious (V.F.D. etc., etc.)
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book the fifth Sept 10, 2005 0:42:03 GMT -5

Post by mrskennedy on Sept 10, 2005 0:42:03 GMT -5

Hi, I am new to the site and also relatively new to the series. I am taking part in the investigation at TheNamelessNovel.com , and there is a question that I need an answer to. See, I shop at Half Price Books, which is a chain of new and used bookstores, and my shop just can't get in AA. I need to know the name of the only volume of poetry that Charles Baudelaire wrote. If any of you can help me I would be greatful

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book the fifth Sept 10, 2005 2:48:05 GMT -5

Post by Dante on Sept 10, 2005 2:48:05 GMT -5

Thank you, J. Mrs. Kennedy, can I direct you to the following thread, which contains all the answers?

asoue.proboards11.com/index.cgi?board=future&action=display&thread=1121328381

Unless you're online first thing in the morning, in which case you'd probably have to go to the sticked discussion thread just above the link I just gave you - they're both in the Gloom Looms section.

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mrskennedy Reptile Researcher I love penguins. Posts: 14	book the fifth Sept 10, 2005 13:24:33 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mrskennedy on Sept 10, 2005 13:24:33 GMT -5 THANKYOUTHANKYOU! I really appreciate this. I was able to figure everything else out, but that one thing. I could kiss you both! In a totally friendly way, after all, Iam married.
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LBeall Splenetic Surgeon "Nothing can happen to them that does not happen to me." Posts: 602	book the fifth Sept 12, 2005 21:39:32 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by LBeall on Sept 12, 2005 21:39:32 GMT -5 TAA was one of the best books but probably not the very best. It did, after all, introduce some of the, now, most interesting things in the whole series. I personally liked TSS better....
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mrskennedy Reptile Researcher I love penguins. Posts: 14	book the fifth Sept 23, 2005 4:01:21 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mrskennedy on Sept 23, 2005 4:01:21 GMT -5 I dunno, I liked taa, Yes I FINALLY found it, but I liked TEE better
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book the fifth Sept 26, 2005 20:32:21 GMT -5

Post by nyflamehead11 on Sept 26, 2005 20:32:21 GMT -5

if you look at the front picture with carmelita statnding in front of the memento mori sighn you see only the words memento mori but if you read the discription of what the sighn looks like it says that above memento mori it says prufrock prepatory school

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Dante Awful Administrator Arsonist Archivist -~< #o# Posts: 26,428 Likes: 2,886	book the fifth Sept 30, 2005 11:51:59 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Dante on Sept 30, 2005 11:51:59 GMT -5 I think what myflamehead11 means, Scotty, is that the starting picture in TAA before Chapter One doesn't match the description of the same place.
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