162 pages

English language

Published Jan. 4, 2010 by Egmont.

ISBN:
978-1-4052-4953-9
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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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reviewed The Bad Beginning by Daniel Handler (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)

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This is definitely a children's book, but it's pretty good. I am a bit shocked at how heavy the material is, though. I didn't notice as a child, but Count Olaf is more than just an evil scoundrel, he's [strongly implied to be] a pedophile. And not just because he attempts to marry a child, which is obviously just a scheme to get money, but because of how he talks about Violet. Gross.

Subjects

  • Juvenile fiction
  • Orphans
  • Brothers and sisters