Where is Count Olaf?
I was pleasantly surprised when I found out that the rhythm of the story changed compared to previous works. The monotony seen before was one of my main criticisms for the last book in the series, “The Wide Window”. Now, deep into the story we find ourselves in a new situation, since everyone will be asking the question posed in the title of this miserable review, even Snicket himself. After the horrible events described in “The Wide Window”, the Baudelaire orphans, Violet, Klaus and Sony, find themselves traveling with Mr. Poe towards their next destination / home / workplace / place of torture / unlucky spot. The town to which they arrive is called Paltryville, and right away we receive Snicket’s warning about Count Olaf showing up in another disguise. This creates an anticipation that is prolonged longer than usual, creating an avid desire in the reader to get to the climax of this story as quickly as possible. The new caretaker of the siblings owns the Lucky Smell lumber mill, a ho
