Title: The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1)
Author: Lemony Snicket
Rating: 5/5
Book: 54
Pages: 162 pgs
Total Pages: 19,854 pages
Library Book?: Yes
No. of Library Books read: 46
Version: Book
Next up: The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events #2) by Lemony Snicket
I have always been meaning to pick up this series and I decided to borrow this book from the library when I was there last. I really enjoyed this book. It’s entertaining and I really like Snicket’s writing style. For a middle grade book, I liked how Snicket used bigger words and then craftily explained them to the reader. I think it’s a great way to broaden the young reader’s vocabulary.
About the Book:
Dear Reader,
I’m sorry to say that the book you are holding in your hands is extremely unpleasant. It tells an unhappy tale about three very unlucky children. Even though they are charming and clever, the Baudelaire siblings lead lives filled with misery and woe. From the very first page of this book when the children are at the beach and receive terrible news, continuing on through the entire story, disaster lurks at their heels. One might say they are magnets for misfortune.
In this short book alone, the three youngsters encounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, a disastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune, and cold porridge for breakfast.
It is my sad duty to write down these unpleasant tales, but there is nothing stopping you from putting this book down at once and reading something happy, if you prefer that sort of thing.
With all due respect,
Lemony Snicket
The World According to Me, Myself and I! 