- Library Binding: 255 pages
- Publisher: Harpercollins (August 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0066239192
- ISBN-13: 978-0066239194
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (106 customer reviews)
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As you might expect, nothing but woe befalls the unlucky Baudelaire orphans in the eighth grim tale in Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events that began with The Bad Beginning. Ever since the orphans' photographs were plastered across the front page of The Daily Punctilio in an article falsely accusing them of murder, they have been on the run. Only when they disguise themselves as cheerful hospital volunteers (Volunteers Fighting Disease, to be exact), do they see a possible refuge. Of course, this backfires hideously. Where is their ineffectual guardian, Mr. Poe, when they need him most? Will the evil, greedy Count Olaf be successful in giving poor Violet a cranioectomy at the Heimlich Hospital? Is a heart-shaped balloon really better than water for a thirsty patient? Is no news really good news? As ever, Snicket refuses to comfort young readers with cozy answers and satisfying escapes. And, as ever, there are plenty of rusty blades and horrible plot twists to make us shudder and shameless-but-hilarious wordplay to make us grimace happily. Bring on the next one! (Ages 9 and older) --Karin Snelson
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Grade 4-7-Pity the poor Baudelaire siblings! On the run again from their archenemy Count Olaf, in Lemony Snicket's eight title in the popular series (HarperCollins, 2001) they find themselves thrust into yet another mystery, this time involving a burning building, heart-shaped balloons, kidnapping, unnecessary surgery, and a hospital where paperwork is more important than patients. Tim Curry's ability to seamlessly switch from one fully-voiced character to another is truly astonishing. Whether in the guise of baby Sunny (whose comments are always cogent but generally incomprehensible), the sinister and consummately evil Count Olaf and his equally despicable girlfriend Esme Squalor, or the cheerfully obnoxious leader of Volunteers Fighting Disease (V.F.D.), Curry literally becomes each character. A cliffhanger ending will leave fans eager for the next installment.
Cindy Lombardo, Orrville Public Library, OH
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Cindy Lombardo, Orrville Public Library, OH
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
meh gettin boring,
This review is from: The Hostile Hospital (Library Binding)
the people out there that like happy books dont read this... there's even a disclaimer on the book about it. anyways its pretty good...fer kids maybe up to 14 cause they're pretty short a good short read. http://www.outwar.com/page.php?x=1719175 is a good page to check fer more books like these
1.0 out of 5 stars
oh please...,
This review is from: A Series Of Unfortunate Events #8: The Hostile Hospital (Hardcover)
Hmm... maybe I'm not supposed to talk, as this is the only book I've read in this series. Before reading this book I heard a lot of hype about how it was "better than Harry Potter". At first I was intrigued by the "Put down this dreadful book" business at the beginning and back of the book. When I got down to reading, though, I was really disappointed. The book is based in the real world, instead of in a magical world, so forgive me if I find the authors little side story about his friend swallowing loyal butterflies to keep them out of 'insect prison with evil bugs who torture criminal bugs' and eating light food to avoid injuring his butterflies, before burping them out several years later a tad out of place. The author also spends too much time giving you definitions to words you already know the meaning to, and translating what Sunny is trying to say than coming up with a stronger storyline. Well, after all I've heard about the book, and after reading the description at the back of the book, I prepared myself for the goriness and dark stuff the book would undoubtedly have. So I read, and read and read... but they never came. The whole thing was downright boring! I won't be too harsh on it, as it's a children's book, but compared to other children's books it loses out miserably. Harry Potter and Artemis Fowl can make you laugh and cry, but I read through this book with little more than boredom. I know many fans would be screaming for my head now, but this is my opinion. Maybe the series does have a decent plot if they're all put together, and maybe the author meant for the plot to only come out over a longer period of time, but that doesn't mean that he can get away with giving out books with little substance on their own. To me it seems like a poorly planned book.
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This review is from: A Series Of Unfortunate Events #8: The Hostile Hospital (Hardcover)
The Hostile Hospital is a great and exciting book. It is about three children named Violet, Klaus, and Sunny who don't have parents anymore. Their parents died in a fire and now our living with relatives. These children also have a evil man after them named Count Olaf who is after their fortune. When ever they are with another person Count Olaf always shows up. The Hostile Hospital keeps you interested the whole time you read it.Can Violet, Klaus, and Sunny survive Count Olaf?
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