• The Hostile Hospital

  • A Series of Unfortunate Events #8
  • By: Lemony Snicket
  • Narrated by: Tim Curry
  • Length: 4 hrs and 12 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (788 ratings)

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The Hostile Hospital

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

Dear Listener,

This audio is the only one which describes every last detail of the Baudelaire children's miserable stay at Heimlich Hospital, which makes it one of the most dreadful audios in the world.

There are many pleasant things to listen to, but this audio contains not one of them. Within it are such burdensome details as a suspicious shopkeeper, unnecessary surgery, an intercom system, anesthesia, heart-shaped balloons, and some very startling news about a fire. Clearly you do not want to hear about such things.

I have sworn to research this story, and to record it as best I can, so I should know that this audio is something best left on the ground, where you undoubtedly found it.

With all due respect,
Lemony Snicket

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©2001 Lemony Snicket (P)2001, 2003 HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Tim Curry is in his element performing Lemony Snicket. He offers abundant vocal impersonations, including real-sounding children; the excitement of squeaks, screams, and groans; and then, soothingly, a clear, warm narrative voice. Ideal for children and parents with imagination and a sense of the absurd." (AudioFile)

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Volunteers Fighting Decease

We are volunteers fighting decease
And we're cheerful all day long
If someone said that we were sad
That person would be wrong

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Ugh, a cliffhanger!

This book just proves how vicious Count Olaf and his henchmen are. It's just brutal what they consider doing to Violet.
Despite the dastardly plot, there are still numerous, hysterical parts in this book. The VFD aspect of the plot is evolving and I'm just loving these books. Onward to the next book, hooray!

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Tim Curry Rocks Snicket

Love the Unfortunate Events series, and this one doesn't disappoint! If you love the series, despite the harrowing travels of these poor orphans, then listen to this book. Worth every penny just to hear Tim Curry's amazing voice. He truly brings a book to life like no other!

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How much more can we take??!!

Things aren't getting any better, and the adventures continue for these resourceful unfortunates. In this book, Sunny has learned to walk, and we don't need all her words translated. As an adult listener hooked on this series when travelling with pre-teens, I find I enjoy these books at periodic intervals - otherwise they are too depressing. That said, the author's use of language had me laughing several times, and overlooking the wildly implausible situations, the stories are well-constructed. This one ended with a cliff-hanger, and I will be downloading "The Carniverous Carnival".....just as soon as I cheer up a little!

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The Hostile Hospital

I think that this book is really good. It has a lot of big words which I like. This is a good book.

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missing letter to the editor again

like the past few books this one was missing the letter to the editor :(

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Would you consider the audio edition of The Hostile Hospital to be better than the print version?

It was great to listen to.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Hostile Hospital?

Just after Violet's anesthetic has wearing off & the children are trying to think of a plan to get out of the hospital without being burnt to a crisp or being noticed by a bunch of people.

Which scene was your favorite?

When they are in the library of records and Count Olaf's girlfriend was trying to kill two of the children and capture one.

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EXCELLENT reading, of another fun book by Snicket

I think Tim Curry was born to read these books. His voice is perfect for conveying the sense of doom and gloom that hangs over the unfortunate Baudelaire children. This is one of those kids books that adults can enjoy listening to nearly as much as kids do! I love his method of teaching children new words in a way that ties in with the story.

Highly recommended for kids, and also for adults who love kids stories.

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YOU SHOULD MOST DEFINITELY READ THE OTHER BOOKS! There SO GOOD!!!!

I really thought that this was interesting but i think you would better grasp the concept reading the other 7 but you could still find your way around some tricky words which lemony snikets explains in a funny but helpful way(don’t pay attention to the blurps on the back he just is trying to make this violent-ish book more interesting

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loving this series

Tim Curry is the perfect narrator for this! my boys have been loving this series and we can't wait to finish all the books!

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