description: The Barnes &amp; Noble ReviewFor fans of that slippery author Lemony Snicket, Book the Ninth is here, and it's completely (but wonderfully) dreadful.When the Baudelaire Orphans finally make it out of Count Olaf's car trunk (from Book the Eighth), they wind up at the horribly perilous Caligari Carnival. Trying to avoid capture but desperate to find out more information about a possible surviving parent, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny pose as circus freaks, only to be humiliated in front of visitors and pushed to the brink of consumption by lions. Fortunately, though, the three discover a few surprises about fortune-telling Madame Lulu, who offers a faint clue about V.F.D. and even the Snicket family itself.Snicket fans will be in Ninth Heaven. Again, it's a sad state of affairs for the Baudelaires, but there are some fascinating morsels of hope, plus a few small surprises that might help link it all together. With riveting suspense, wicked intentions, and gullible freaks, The Carnivorous Carnival is definitely an installment that can't be missed.Matt Warner
language: English
title: The Carnivorous Carnival
titlecomplete: The Carnivorous Carnival (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #9)
characters: Violet Baudelaire, Count Olaf, The Bald Man with the Long Nose, Geraldine Julienne, Fernald, Olivia Caliban, Esmé Squalor, White-Faced Women, Sunny Baudelaire, Klaus Baudelaire
genres: Fiction, Adventure, Mystery, Juvenile, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Humor, Childrens, Fantasy, Audiobook
ratings_count: 126609
places: Caligari Carnival
series: A Series of Unfortunate Events
publisher: HarperCollins