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| Original Title: | The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room, The Wide Window |
| ISBN: | 006029809X (ISBN13: 9780060298098) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | A |
| Series: | of Unfortunate Events #1-3 |
Lemony Snicket
Hardcover | Pages: 24 pages Rating: 4.04 | 2829 Users | 130 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Trouble Begins: A Box of Unfortunate Events, Books 1-3 (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1-3) |
| Author | : | Lemony Snicket |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 24 pages |
| Published | : | October 2nd 2001 by HarperCollins (first published October 1st 2001) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Childrens. Young Adult |
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The Bad Beginning - 4/5I enjoyed this a lot more than I was expecting to. It's surprisingly dark and gritty yet filled with witty prose and morbid humor to go along with it. Seeing a group of young, ordinary orphans with no powers of any kind working together to humiliate and bring down an evil man willing to abuse them and manipulate them to gain access to their family fortune was highly satisfying. Count Olaf really reminds me of the classic gothic-horror villains such as Dracula, Carmilla and Mr. Brocklehurst. A fun book for a young audience that isn't afraid to be dark and depressing.
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The Reptile Room - 3/5
Not quite as good as the first book, but still an enjoyable little adventure nonetheless. This tale starts with a much brighter opening, the Baudelaire trio are adopted by their zany and caring uncle Monty after spending a long time in the hellish domain of Count Olaf. Uncle Monty is a brilliant herpetologist and he shares his passion of snakes with his three adopted children. The fun doesn't last long as Count Olaf makes a dastardly return in the form of Stefano, Olaf wearing a not-so-convincing disguise yet somehow manages to trick all of the adults.
This is where the book started to frustrate me a bit. The fact that everyone is so condescending to the Baudelaire orphans, especially considering how awful an experience it was for them trying to escape from the clutches of Olaf. 90% of the of the issues in this book could've been avoided if the adults would just let the ophands finish a damn sentence and listen to what they have to say. Why is everyone so reluctant to believe them after what was revealed about Olaf in the first book? Mr. Poe got on my nerves most of all, he should've believed the children right away but he kept up his denial until the very end despite knowing what the orphans have been through in the recent past.
It was frustrating to see the adults act like blithering idiots throughout the book, but it was still fun to watch the Baudelaire children work together to overcome a deadly situation that could've very easily ended with their gruesome murder. Three heads are better than one, and it's nice to see the clever and tragic trio of orphans triumph over some nasty adversaries.
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The Wide Window - 3/5
It had its fun moments but overall it felt like an identical repeat of The Reptile Room. The Baudelaire trio moves in with a new caretaker, Mr. Poe acts like a clueless idiot, Count Olaf shows up in a new disguise and gets somebody killed while getting away to scheme another day. The story and setup was a bit weak but I actually found the finale to be enjoyable, the escape scene on the ocean when the Baudelaire's were being pursued by killer leeches and the kids finding comfort in each other's company despite their tragic circumstances. Not bad, but I hope the series tries to change things up in future installments.
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Ratings: 4.04 From 2829 Users | 130 ReviewsWrite Up Containing Books The Trouble Begins: A Box of Unfortunate Events, Books 1-3 (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1-3)
The Bad Beginning - 4/5I enjoyed this a lot more than I was expecting to. It's surprisingly dark and gritty yet filled with witty prose and morbid humor to go along with it. Seeing a group of young, ordinary orphans with no powers of any kind working together to humiliate and bring down an evil man willing to abuse them and manipulate them to gain access to their family fortune was highly satisfying. Count Olaf really reminds me of the classic gothic-horror villains such as Dracula, Carmilla andI really enjoyed reading the first three books in the seriese, and a few more beyond that. I thought I wanted to see the movie, but decided to read the book first, and as a result ended up with NO desire to see the movie. After the first 3 books the plot became very repetitive. Escape Bad Guy, attempt to live new life, get recaptured by bad guy, can't convince adults that bad guy is bad guy, even with bad guy having a fetish for eyes, escape bad guy. Really got old, felt like he had trouble
Dont you just like adventurous stories with a massive amount of suspense? Well if so then youve come to the right place! Lemony Snickets the Ominous Omnibus adventure packed story thats just right for you. So go join Klaus, Violet, and Sunny Baudelaire on their series of unfortunate events! Violet, Klaus, and sunny Baudelaire were peacefully enjoying a foggy day at the beach, tossing stones and observing the native creatures there. Then it happened. Their parents friend and local banker, Mr.
Delightful is not a word that can be applied to this series. Appropriate words to describe these books would be depressing, discomfiting, distressing, and desperately important. These books are so good for young readers, because they are all about children being gaslit at every turn. Adults cannot be trusted to take care of the Baudelaire orphans, even when they are good hearted. A kind heart does not make a good listener or an active protector. Caring about someone does not empower an adult to
These three books are incredibly funny and made me laugh out loud! Not great literature, even as children's books go, but with that sense of the macabre that parents are always trying to keep their kids away from and that most kids already have. Plus, it's sort of steampunk-lite (gears and inventions and a strange timelessness, despite the constant presence of things like walkie-talkies and credit cards and Jeeps), which I appreciate. I got tired of the narrator saying, "Sunny said, 'x,' which
These are 3 great books that I read in 1 week so you can too!The Bad Begining: Starts off with Sunny, Klaus & Violet at the beach & Mr. Poe drives in with terrible news... can't share the news. Have to read the book to find out. =)The Reptile Room: The family has to leave Count Olaf and go to another care takers to prevent him from taking their family fortune.The Wide Window: The family has to leave uncle Monty's after tragedy comes knocking at their door. Have any question? Ask me.
I enjoyed reading the first three books in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. Klaus is my favorite character, followed very closely by his older sister Violet. Like Klaus, I am an avid reader and a bit more knowledgeable than some of the people around me. Violet's intelligence is more technical and scientific. It is amazing how she can invent things with everyday things around her. As for Sunny, there isn't much to her except that she is a toddler who makes up her own words (and
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