This was a great third book in the series. I had listened to the previous two on tape as well, which were read by Tim Curry. Tim is a great narrator. The Wide Window, published by Harper Children's Audio, was read by the Author Himself, Lemony Snicket. This was even more fun because you got to hear the children's voices the way the author imagined them!
In this book, the three orphans are sent to live with their "Aunt" Josephine, who is really a cousin's sister in law or something like that. Aunt Josephine lives at the top of a hill that looks over a huge lake that, like everthing in the Series of Unfortunate Events, is quite dreary. Aunt Josephine is afraid of everything, which makes life hard for the children. What makes life even harder is when Count Olaf shows up in disguise again.
I love the series, and I enjoy listening to the books on tape because one of my favorite bands, the Gothic Archies, has composed songs for each book which are played on the tapes. The Author Himself even plays the accordian in the band. This installment has the song "The World is a Very Scary Place."

I recommend the series, but highly recommend the books on tape because of the wonderful voices and the music!

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