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Nicola posted a review at 2009-11-27 11:05:12.
(Language: English)
 
This book is absoulutely amazing. I'm glad I picked up the series again in my school library. Wickedly dark and wonderfully funny, this is NOT a bed time story for children. Dark, wicked, and absoulutely STUNNING.
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marina suzuki . posted a review at 2009-11-26 15:51:56.
(Language: English)
Fun
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Jennifer posted a review at 2009-11-06 21:24:54.
(Language: English)
Reviewed by Me for TeensReadToo.com After already having seen the movie, I decided to invest in reading the books. Bk #1, THE BAD BEGINNING, only took me an hour to finish, and it was an enjoyable--if dark--read. The Baudelaire children--Violet, Klaus, and Sunny--are left orphaned after a mysterious fire destroys their home and kills their parents. Taken into custody by Mr. Poe, the executor of their parent's estate, they learn that their parent's will states that they must be cared for by a relative. The closest relative, unbeknownest to the children, is Count Olaf, an actor and leader of a theatre troupe who lives in a dilapitated house on the other side of town. Things, of course, only go from bad to worse after the children move into Count Olaf's home, which is strangely covered inside and out with drawings and representations of a strange-looking eye. Count Olaf even has a tattoo of the same image on his ankle. As the Count hatches a scheme to gain control of the Baudelaire fortune, which the children are not privy to until Violet comes of age, the children are alternately scared of their new "parent" and determined to find a way out of their dreadful situation. I enjoyed this walk on the dark side, and plan on reading Book #2 in the series later today. That said, however, I think it depends on your child and his or her maturity as to whether this would be a good read for them or not. Although the reading material is suitable for around 8 years old and up, the book IS dark-natured, and might scare some children. If they've already seen the movie, they might be prepared for its darkness--if the movie depiction scared them, then hold off on the book for awhile.
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Sandra posted a review at 2009-11-01 19:32:42.
(Language: English)
i thought it was a good book, i would like to read the rest of the series. i think that when daughter is a lot older it would be a book i would recommend her to read. this book is a good book to increase your child's understanding of words and vocabulary, not too mentioning intriguing as well
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Debbie posted a review at 2009-10-18 19:41:55.
(Language: English)
Book one in the Series of Unfortunate Events. Things first go badly for the Baudelaire children when they get the news that their parents were killed in a fire. The three children are taken in by the evil Count Olaf who is out to steal the Baudelaire fortune.
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Kristin posted a review at 2009-10-12 09:56:03.
(Language: English)
The book is well written and quite funny. I enjoyed this book best in the series.
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sami posted a review at 2009-10-04 05:57:30.
(Language: English)
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Micah posted a review at 2009-09-28 22:03:52.
(Language: English)
that was a pretty awesome book! it did have a lot of unfortunate events. Olaf is also wickedly mean!
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Violet posted a review at 2009-09-25 23:15:49.
(Language: English)
Depressingly comical. Depressing.
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