• The Slippery Slope

  • A Series of Unfortunate Events #10
  • By: Lemony Snicket
  • Narrated by: Tim Curry
  • Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (749 ratings)

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The Slippery Slope

By: Lemony Snicket
Narrated by: Tim Curry
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Publisher's summary

Dear Listener,

Like handshakes or housepets, many things are preferable when not slippery. Unfortunately, in this miserable volume, I am afraid that Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire run into more than their fair share of slipperiness during their harrowing journey up, and down, a range of strange and distressing mountains.

It would be best not to mention any of the unpleasant details of this story, particularly a secret message, a swarm of snow gnats, a scheming villain, a covered casserole dish, and a surprising survivor of a terrible fire.

Unfortunately, I have dedicated my life to researching and recording the sad tale of the Baudelaire Orphans. There is no reason for you to dedicate yourself to such things, and you might instead dedicate yourself to letting this slippery audio slip from your hands into a nearby trash receptacle, or deep pit.

With all due respect,
Lemony Snicket

Don't miss the rest of A Series of Unfortunate Events or Audible's exclusive interview with Lemony Snicket!
©2003 Lemony Snicket (P)2003 HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Characters are true to form, ridiculous and fun, and, once again, the wry telling is pitch-perfect, with plenty of the joyful wordplay and the quirky imaginative touches Snicket's legions of fans expect." (Booklist)

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Tim curry makes this a performance worth every sec

loved Mr. Curry's performance. the fun of this series come alive with his voices and drama! let him redo the three the author read and you'll have 13 books to die for!!

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Very good peformance

It was a very good but I did not like the choice of music as much as the rest

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Great Narration

Tim Curry does an excellent job narrating. He pauses in all the right places and even made me laugh out loud at times. If you already love this series, the aubiobook will make you love it even more.

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The series of unfortunate events

I love ❤️ this series ! If you've read these books 📚 1-10 come read "THE GRIM GROTTO " then "THE PENULTIMATE PERIL" and finish the series with "THE END " ,and reread the series from THE BAD BEGINNI-
NG,THE REPTILE 🦎 ROOM,THE WIDE WINDOW, AND SO ON.P.S. you should start a commonplace book 📚 like I am.

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another woeful tale

I can't get enough of this series! Tim Curry is amazing with his narration and this book left me with quite a cliffhanger!

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still no letter :(

fantastic book as usual, but once again the final "letter to the editor" was disappointingly omitted from the audio version.

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best one yet

So far I think this one is the best yet. I love this series and I adore Tim Curry's reading. Not to be missed!

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Awesome and irresistible!

I got in I got interested from the TV show and then couldn’t put it down! This book is extremely exciting and addicting. had me on the edge of my seat for five hours and some. it was awesome great narration now onto the next one! I’m not sleeping tonight 😄😎💪🏾

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Excellent continuing story and narration!

The story continues - and this is one of my favorites in the series! Great narration and great new villains enter the scene in Slippery Slope!

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Love it

love the books. Tim curry is better reader only because I'm. just a big fan. but these books alway keep you wanting more

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