I was always interested in reading this series. The books are very short and very easy to read...yep a children book. Good stories should not be saved for adults. Even yesterday when I was at a used bookstore I was browsing the teen/kid section and a young girl came up to me and said "uh...you have a kid eh?" Nope, I sure don't, but she was just so utterly shocked that I read "kid" books. Anyway, I've seen the movie and didn't really enjoy it, but I got the entire series for really really cheap and everyone knows that the book is better than the movie. The Bad Beginning was well written and I love how Lemony Snicket warns you throughout the book that there is no happiness within this book. Although, just the children being able to keep their new "father" away from their money is a good ending in itself. And then there are still 12 more books to the series. I just hope the rest are as good as the first. 4 stars
They kind of get tedious after a few books, because the kids are sent once again to another relative, and once again, Count Olaf tries to rub them out. I like how he stops and defines words in silly ways the best.
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