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The three Baudelaire orphans have been set up with a new guardian and move to their home in a neighborhood that has the most domineering homeowners' association ever. Rules about what is and isn't allowed change on a regular basis, but the Baudelaires are more concerned about what happened to their friends, who were abducted in the previous book.

I feel like my reviews for this series are beginning to become redundant. But to be fair, that's because the books are redundant. Well, maybe that's not entirely true, since a few things did happen in this book that broke away from the formula a little. But it's just too little to make me suddenly start liking it. Especially given some of the absurd elements of this book, like Sunny climbing up an elevator shaft with her teeth and everything having to do with the red-hot tongs.

Any time I wonder why I keep listening to the series when I've disliked it so much so far, I only have to remember Tim Curry doing a purposely bad Swedish accent. It was the best part of the whole book for me, and half a star of my rating is based on his narration. However, even he may not be able to get me to continue this series, if it doesn't get less ridiculous soon. ( )

In their most daring misadventure, the Baudelaire orphans are adopted by very, very rich people, whose penthouse apartment is located mysteriously close to the place where all their misfortune began. Even though their new home in the city is fancy, and the children are clever and charming, I'm sorry to say that still, the unlucky orphans will encounter more disaster and woe.

In fact, in this sixth book in A Series of Unfortunate Events, the children will experience a darkened staircase, a red herring, an auction, parsley soda, some friends in a dire situation, a secret passageway, and pinstripe suits.

Sesta, sfortunata avventura per i fratelli Baudelaire, che questa volta hanno a che fare con la volatilità della moda. O, per essere più precisi, di ciò che è in e di ciò che è out.

Stavolta, infatti, finiscono nelle mani di una coppia mal assortita: lei, Esmé, è una patita delle mode ed è pronta a fare qualunque cosa per stare al loro passo, compreso adottare tre orfani; suo marito Jerome, invece, è succube ai suoi capricci modaioli. Come al solito, nessuno si accorge che il Conte Olaf riesce nuovamente a intrufolarsi nelle vite dei Baudelaire...

Per contro, Violet, Klaus e Sunny cercano di trovare il significato di VF, il misterioso indizio lasciato loro dai trigemini Pantano, che, tra l'altro, sono ancora tra le grinfie del malvagio Conte Olaf... ( )

Still one of my favorites from the series. ( )