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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. It's a shame I didn't start these earlier, though I enjoyed it just the same. "Snicket" makes a wonderful narrator, uses wonderful word-play and concepts, so that everything about the book is quirky. The characters are strong and solid, and I loved the subtle allusions to literary figures. ( )Three children encounter a series of disasters that ruin their lives and they try to cope and stay together. This book was really depressing, I don't understand why this series is so popular. The author even warns the reader several times that nothing good is going to happen to these children and it's true, terrible and after terrible things happen to these poor children. And this series has at least ten books in it. I can't imagine reading the whole set, I would be so sad. If you like stories that make you weep. Then you will love this book. This can be found in the fiction section on the very bottom shelf. The Bad Beginning is the beginning of the Baudelaire orphans awful expieriencs in A Series of Unfortunate Events. In my opinion The Bad Beginning is simply the best book in the series, followed by the Reptile Room and the Wide Window, Lemony Snickets the Bad Beginning is a truly memorable and unique read. Unitl recently I had never realised the potential and information Google could provide so upon reading this series I believed Lemony Snicket to be a real person, and for the events to be based upon fact. I loved that this book was such an easy read, it's obviously meant for children but I enjoyed the read, lol. Three an a half hour flight, finished by the time I was in Alacante. Daniel Handler plays the Lemony Snicket character so convincingly as though he IS Lemony, this is what made the story so intersting not so much the plot itself but Lemoney Snicket himself, he tells th story like he would think to himself. At some points of the story, a word which the reader may be unfamiliar with appears and Lemony jumps in suddenly with "...a word which here means:..." this is extremely patriotic to older readers such as myself but can be educational in terms of grammar and literacy to younger readers. Yes, definitely recommended to readers of all ages, nice easy read, fun too. A favourite of mine :D Written in a candid and open style, like one is simply participating in a casual conversation. In spite of the “series of unfortunate events” there is a humorous overtone throughout the book, taking the edge off of the drastically bad situations the children find themselves in. A surprisingly fun read. no reviews | add a review
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