The Bad Beginning

Or, Orphans! (A Series of Unfortunate Events)

176 pages

English language

Published May 8, 2007

ISBN:
978-0-06-114630-5
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The three Baudelaire children are cursed to lives of misfortune. Despite the conniving of their evil cousin, Count Olaf, the children try to maintain a positive outlook.

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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.