For my January book report I read the Series Of Unfortunate Events Book 10: The Slippery Slope. This book is about the three Baudelaire orphans, and all their troubles on Mt. Fraught. The youngest sibling, Sunny Baudelaire, has been kid napped by Count Olaf. He brought her up on the Mountain while trying to find the VFD secret head quarters, and also he was trying, once again, to get the Baudelaire fortune.
If I had to rate this book on a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate it somewhere between an 8 or a 9. I wouldn’t rate it a 10 because it’s written as more of an easy read, it’s kind of in between the level of reading I’m at, and the reading level below me. It was a good book though, and I liked it quite a bit. (I must’ve liked it since this was my second time reading it.) I love how these books are written. They are written in the second person. That’s where it’s as if the author is really talking to you. I think it adds a neat perspective to the book, and it makes the book just a little bit different from other books.
I would take away a few points on the scale though, because of the lower reading level, and because it almost annoyed me a little bit. It was annoying because the whole series is just one big mystery, and I hate not knowing what’s happening, but that’s how it is supposed to be. I guess it’s really just my preference.
All in all though, this is a good book. Even if I rate it kind of low, you may rate it even higher, or maybe lower, but I would guess higher or equal to what I rated it. Anywho, if I were you, I would plan on reading this book. :)
Thursday, January 21, 2010
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You write nicely, Alli, but it seems like in this response, you're really repeating yourself in different ways. Choose new focuses- like for example you say the book annoyed you a bit, but you didn't elaborate. What about it annoyed you?
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