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I love that the Baudelaire's get a little bit of happy time, but man, those adults. I have to admit that, though it's a quirk of all the books, the adults stupidity is terribly annoying. It feels like the story only moves along sometimes because adults are stupid.

I felt bad for the Baudelaire's that Monty died (that can't possibly be a spoiler since Snicket tells you it'll happen from the start, but I didn't really feel sad about this. It's possible this is because Snicket tells us time and again that the children's story is sad so I try not to get too attached to anyone.

Still not a favorite of the series, but the story is definitely getting stronger at this point.