It's tough when the things that stand between you and your desired sugar bowl are a host of deadly mushrooms and an uncomfortable diving suit. The unlucky Baudelaire orphans find themselves in deep (once again) in this eleventh book in Lemony Snicket's odd-and-full-of-woe-but-quite-funny Series of Unfortunate Events. In The Grim Grotto, the siblings find themselves headed down Stricken Stream on a broken toboggan when they are spotted by the submarine Queequeg, carrying Captain Widdershins, his somewhat volatile stepdaughter Fiona, and optimistic Phil from Lucky Smells Lumbermill. The adventures that follow as the crew tries to get to the aforementioned sugar bowl before Count Olaf are so horrible that the narrator inserts factual information about the water cycle so that readers will get bored and stop reading the book. It doesn't work. As per usual, readers will want to soak up every awf! ul detail and follow the Baudelaires all the way back to the place we first met them--Briny Beach. (Ages 9 and older) --Karin Snelson

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A wonderful example of a wonderful book.

I read this,well actually I'm halfway through reading it. But I feel somewhat compelled to tell everyone how I felt about this book. I think it's excellent and the way they tie the sugar bowl, Count Olaf, and the Queqeg all into one book is amazing. I was shocked at how superb the characters were designed, from Captain Widdershins, who always talks nonsense, to Phil who's nickname is Cookie for no apparent reason. Count Olaf is as mysterious as ever, and I don't want to give anything away, but I'm just saying You'll love this book. Trust me, if you are a Lemony Snicket fan, this is the ultimate book for you and you will thoroughly enjoy it as I did. Heck, even if you hate these books, this charming sequel in the series is sure to wrap you up reading for hours, just to know what happens next. This book is truly a winner! Enjoy!

Best books in the entire world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok first I must say that I love the Lemony Snicket books. They are the best books I have ever read and although I haven't read this one yet, I will still give it 5 stars. I am thrilled at every mysterious page and wonder what Count Olaf will do next. But, I need to add that I was dissapointed in the movie, as it didn't follow the books and the train part NEVER WAS WRITTEN!!!!!!!!! But the books are superb and I recomend them to everyone from 3 to 333 yrs. old!!!!!!!!!!!!!

An excellent book!

I personally loved this book. I am a huge fan of Lemony Snicket's writing, and this book brought hidden mysteries into my veiw that were hidden in the rest of his series, disguised as a simple comment from a charecter or something as simple as a sugar bowl. If you love mystery, excitement, and the feeling to read on, then I recommend this book, and the rest of the Unfortunate Events series, for that matter. This book is appealing to all ages, whether you be 13 or 35.