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Post by MisterM on Jan 3, 2013 3:54:39 GMT -5
doing your best to remain within the time constraints posted by Mister MD in the first post - Hey, even i've Abandoned those.
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Post by Christmas Chief on Jan 3, 2013 18:29:46 GMT -5
And I appreciate the flexibility, hence my use of "doing your best."
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Post by Anka on Jan 3, 2013 18:37:51 GMT -5
I'm not trying to keep up with the first post, on Monday you said two weeks, so I'm trying to finish book 7 until the 13th.
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Post by Charlie on Jan 4, 2013 23:20:20 GMT -5
I've kinda given up on the re-read until the later books. I'm happy just to comment on other people's notes
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Post by MisterM on Jan 5, 2013 4:53:20 GMT -5
--Chapters Two through Four --
As much as I love lemon’s description of sitting on the bus, most buses (in the uk ,at elast) tend to only have two seats in each row
Walking all that way must take several hours. Maybe they could have bikes or something>
And, the founatin was installed this morning, before the Baudelaires had decided they would even be going there!
And now, Lemonys old friends Hector!
“We can’t wait another second. The last time we found them, we left them alone for a few minutes, and then they were gone again.” - Er, more like 6 hours.
A LOT More ntoes to follow tomorrow
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Post by B. on Jan 5, 2013 5:03:06 GMT -5
As much as I love lemon’s description of sitting on the bus, most buses (in the uk ,at elast) tend to only have two seats in each row Do buses in America have three seats? I only ever sat in one of those once and it was just vile. |
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Post by Tryina Denouement on Jan 5, 2013 5:07:25 GMT -5
Do buses in America have three seats? I only ever sat in one of those once and it was just vile.Buses in Asia also have only 2... |
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Post by Christmas Chief on Jan 5, 2013 8:34:25 GMT -5
I've never ridden one, but I understand three seat buses are common in the city. Walking all that way must take several hours. Maybe they could have bikes or something> That would violate the rules against mechanical devices, I'm sure. And I imagine the Elders want to make the journey to V.F.D. as long and difficult as possible, to give them grounds for criticizing the newcomers upon their arrival. I think the Baudelaire's choice of home could have been easily anticipated by Olaf. Or perhaps his goal, for the moment, wasn't the Baudelaires, but to safeguard the Quagmires until he could find a way to manage to kidnap both orphan families. |
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Post by Tryina Denouement on Jan 5, 2013 10:53:18 GMT -5
I think the Baudelaire's choice of home could have been easily anticipated by Olaf. Or perhaps his goal, for the moment, wasn't the Baudelaires, but to safeguard the Quagmires until he could find a way to manage to kidnap both orphan families. Probably Madam Lulu was just lucky ;D |
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Post by Dante on Jan 6, 2013 5:35:56 GMT -5
Olaf's presence in the Village of Fowl Devotees, like his plan in TEE, doesn't make much sense based on the given evidence (and even less with what we learn of it in TCC). You just have to read over it or come up with little explanations in your head. I've mentally written slightly tweaked versions of some of the books in my head which hold together a bit better.
Incidentally, in the light of WCTBATH, probably special attention should be paid to Hector's behaviour when reading TVV.
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Post by Anka on Jan 6, 2013 6:31:43 GMT -5
Chapter 2:
- I also know only buses with two seats.
- How could they build all the houses and streets without mechanical devices? Or were they allowed until not long ago?
- It's Sunny who knocks on the door. I like these moments when Sunny is the one who takes the first step.
- The tree must be very big or the town very small if the same number of crows can over all the streets and the tree.
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Post by Tryina Denouement on Jan 6, 2013 7:09:26 GMT -5
- The tree must be very big or the town very small if the same number of crows can over all the streets and the tree. I think it's the second option. |
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Post by MisterM on Jan 6, 2013 7:20:33 GMT -5
- How could they build all the houses and streets without mechanical devices? Or how about repair work. It must be much harder. As she does later in the book. |
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Post by MisterM on Jan 7, 2013 3:42:14 GMT -5
--Chapter Five, Six, and Seven --
I Find it surprising the Baudelaires did not touch the eye to open the fountain when they were there the first me. it’s the sort of thing I would have done,
Count Olaf being caught is the second ‘shock moment’ of the series. In fact, there is one per book after TEE
TEE - The Baudelaire Mansion
TVV - Count Olaf has been arrested/ Jacques Snicket
THH - Snicket File
TCC - Lulus Fortune Telling
TSS - Quigley
TGG - Fernald
TPP - Dewey
TE - Kit Snicket washes up on the Island
And the chapters all seem about the same place (Around Chapters 5-7.)
And Now, Plot hole time! Why does Hector not recognise Jacques? I suppose there is a chance they might not have met, but he would know about the eye tattoo, due to the fact he should really have one , being a VFD Member and all. And why does he not say anything? Its not exactly going against the elders rules to say he know who this man is! I cant see any way around this. Dante might…
“Isn’t that smashing?” - Yeah, Real sly Esme
And so we have ‘Volunteer’. Plus one of the later chapter illustrations (13, I think) contains the words fire and dep - So we already have the answer. Is this the book were people guessed it?
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Post by Charlie on Jan 7, 2013 4:05:50 GMT -5
And Now, Plot hole time! Why does Hector not recognise Jacques? I suppose there is a chance they might not have met, but he would know about the eye tattoo, due to the fact he should really have one , being a VFD Member and all. And why does he not say anything? Its not exactly going against the elders rules to say he know who this man is! I cant see any way around this. Dante might… I'll try and fail. -Perhaps Jacques looked radically different. -Perhaps Hector couldn't see that it was Jacques from such a long distance. -Perhaps Jacques was on the opposite side of the schism to him, so he wanted him dead -Perhaps Jacques was on the opposite side of the schism to everyone, so everyone wanted him dead -Perhaps Jacques was wearing an Olaf disguise at the time, hence not being recognised -Perhaps Hector has an actual mental disorder where he can't speak in front of people he's scared by -Perhaps he was being threatened by somebody so that he didn't mention VFD, Olaf or Jacques to anyone (Say, Olaf told him that if he were to say anything his family members/ the Baudelaires were to die) |
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