The Bad Beginning

A series of unfortunate events -- 1

by Lemony Snicket, Daniel Handler, Brett Helquist

162 pages

English language

Published Jan. 4, 2010 by Egmont.

ISBN:: 978-1-4052-4953-9
OCLC Number:: 461274543

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The Baudelaire children, Violet, Klaus and baby Sunny, are exceedingly unlucky. Their parents have been killed, and they are forced to go and stay with their Uncle Olaf. It soon turns out that Olaf has evil plans for the children.

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Wild Woila reviewed The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1) by Lemony Snicket (A Series of Unfortunate Events)

A dark children's story

3 stars

A dark children's story about three orphans who get farmed out to their evil & conniving relative, who has eyes only for their fortune. The baddies are over-the-top, and the good adults frustratingly disregard the children's inadequate cries for help. Some questionable plot points.

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