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Summary: A thrilling and exciting book!
Review: The Bad Beginning
Lemony Snicket
Reviewed by: A Pandey
Period : 5th The Baudelaire's are great and a wealthy family, but not for long. Terrible news comes to Violet, Klaus, and Sunny when they were at the beach. Mr. Poe their family's banker came and told the children's that their parents had died in a terrible fire. Now the 3 kids Violet, who was interested in inventing stuff, Klaus who loved to read books, and Sunny who loved to bite things all became an orphan. Violet being the oldest child swear oath that she will protect her siblings no matter what. Mr. Poe took these orphans and gave them to Count Olaf, not knowing that he is an evil uncle. The only thing Count Olaf did was tried to snatch the fortune of the Baudelaire. The Baudelaire's parents had left an enormous amount of money for their kids but they could only get it when they turn 18. Count Olaf tried to snatch the fortune by marring Violet because she is the oldest. He failed to get the Fortune and right before the police caught him he told the kids he would come back for the fortune! Unfortunately, Count Olaf managed to escape when the police came.
I loved this book because this book does not have a happy ending like the other common books. The author in this book actually tells the readers not to buy his work because its very sad, and not a happy ending. You can never put this book down because in every chapter there is something new and exciting. For instant at the end of the book no one knew that Violet would sign the marriage paper with her left hand. A thing like that really excites me. From the time of their parent's death till the escape of Count Olaf the book was never boring! One of the favorite quotes I like in this book was when Count Olaf said,
"I will come back to steal your fortune". That quote is now going to make me read the next book.
There actually wasn't anything that I didn't like about this book. I thought it would be boring by the cover; instead it came out to be a great book. I really liked the characters of this book because all the three Baudelaire's are different. Violet is trying to save her sister with the help of Klaus. Sunny has become a hostage until the marriage of Voilet and Count Olaf. The other quote from this book is by Mr. Poe, " Your parents died in a terrible fire". This quote had got me out of my bed and ready to read the great book.
My favorite part of the book was when; Count Olaf was going to marry Violet. He had told her that if she doesn't agree with the marriage he would tell his members to kill her little sister, Sunny. Violet was really scared and didn't want her sister to die, so she agreed by signing the paper. Count Olaf was really happy and he was about to leave when Violet told everyone about him and what he wants to do by marrying her. Violet also told i should not be married to him because I signed the paper with my left hand when, I always sign with my right hand. The judge agreed and called the police to capture Count Olaf but he was too quick and he ran away. This was my favorite part of the book because it was the most exciting part, you didn't know what would come next.
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Summary: There is no excuse for this kind of writing.
Review: Lemony Snicket's The Bad Beginning is the first in the Series of Unfortunate Events, and it chronicles the bad beginning of the unfortunate events of the newly-orphaned Baudelaire siblings. I expected at least the level of intelligence represented in the Boxcar Children, but was confronted with a self-congratulatory narrator who talks down to his target audience, frequently stopping to define words for his woefully misinformed readers. I found the tone entirely too self-aware, taking away from the story. And what little story there was! Unbelievable, one-dimensional characters coloured this book, which was about three orphans who had just lost their parents, and faced a horrible relative who was after their family fortune. The whole thing reminded me of the cackling villain tying his female captive to the rail in old silent movies -- Count Olaf had no motivation besides the money, and (predictably) exploited and endangered the children without remorse to get it. None of the characters showed any "real" emotion (Snicket in fact seems completely uncomfortable with emotion), not even the children when facing the sudden deaths of their parents. The book might as well have had "TO BE CONTINUED" stamped on the final page after a truncated sentence for all the ominous "foreshadowing" it forced down the reader's throat. Total trash. Whoever allowed this to be published should be ashamed.
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Summary: from Chris " A GREAT BOOK"
Review: the reason the bad beginning is a great book is that it is full of mystery, it has a great story plot and it has a devious villian with a devious plan to steal a fortune from 3 kids. the 3 kids are Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire are orphans with a fortune, a big one I might add. It is a great book if you are looking for mystery I give it 5 stars.
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Summary: The terrible, no good, very bad beginning (it's a delight)
Review: People lacking a sense of humor, a sense of irony, and a sense of the whimsical do not get these books. People lacking an understanding of the intelligence of children do not like these books. And people lacking the comprehension that sometimes a story is good simply because it turns classical conventions on their head do not understand these books. "The Series of Unfortunate Events", ever popular and entirely urbane, began here in 1999 with the simple story. "The Bad Beginning". They have been making cool millions ever since. Elegantly bound and rendered beautiful by artist Brett Helquist's adept illustrations, the books tap into that sense of macabre that lurks at the heart of every girl and boy. Picking up the book, the reader is instantly told not to read the thing. Says its back, "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". It's the old reverse psychology ruse. Tell the children not to read the story and they'll come screaming at you for more. The story itself is simple. The three newly orphaned Baudelaire siblings have been sent to their nearest relative to live; one nasty Count Olaf. Prepared to do whatever it takes to get his hands on the Baudelaire fortune (a fortune the children themselves cannot inherit until the eldest, Violet, is of age) the Count makes the children's lives miserable, even as he schemes to get their moolah. Don't think, however, that the children are entirely helpless. Using their cunning and special skills the kids are more than adequate adversaries to Count Olaf and it is due to their brains that they are able to fight another day. The book uses a lot of classic motifs to appeal to its young readership. Often the narrator will address the reader directly, either imploring them to go do something cheerier or defining unfamiliar terms for them. Author Daniel Handler (pen name Lemony Snicket) is an adept writer. Though the Count is threatening and dislikable, his violence is mostly implied rather than overt (with some definite exceptions). Kids are safe reading this series and, though they do encounter corpses once in a while, nothing too terrible ever befalls the children. The mystery behind the series has yet to be revealed. Certainly there are many loose ends to be tied up by the end of these books (there will be, the ever apt, 13 in all). How did the children's parents die? Who is Lemony Snicket, the omniscient narrator? All will be revealed in time. Meanwhile, look forward to the upcoming movie with Jim Carrey as the Count. No, I do not kid.
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Summary: Fast, entertaining tale
Review: Lemony Snicket's 'The Bad Beginning' is the first book in the 'Series of Unfortunate Events' books. And it is a Bad Beginning as the Beaudilaire children are orphaned and sent to live with their greedy relative Count Olaf, who schemes to steal their inheritance.
The book is written in a breezy, enjoyable conversational style that reminds one a bit of C.S. Lewis' Narnian chronicles. However the story-line has a gothic fairy-tale feel to it, with orphans battling wicked relatives, and elements of real danger and suspense. The story is short and tightly paced (perhaps a little too quick for adult readers who might wish for a little more depth) so children shouldn't find it too daunting.
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Summary: a review
Review: This book is awesome, if you don't mind no happy endings. Plus, it keeps you in suspense the whole time; I was on the edge of my seat. And if you read the bio on Mr. Snicket, the back, the letter to the publisher, and the dedication, you'll probably be laughing before you even start to read the book.
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Summary: The Bad Beginning
Review: I really liked this book. Even though it is the first book and you need to put detail into it, I think it had a lot of description. I like Lemony Snicket's books. He puts phrases into them and then explains them so you know what he is talking about. The Bad Beginning was funny and sad. Sad because of the true things that happened to the Baudelair children. Funny because of the things the Baudelair children do to Count Olaf in order to be safe. I would defiantly recommend this book to anyone who doesn't have an interesting book to read.
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Summary: The best book ever!
Review: This was a great book if tou like misery and pain. it is a wonderful book thats why it has 5 stars
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Summary: Message to Series Begginners
Review: Hello to all all who are intersted in buying this book! This series is one of the best I have ever read. The first book is a very good one... I must warn you though, it starts out slow and could be classified as boring, but be patient! After the first couple chapters things start getting more exciting, If you didn't like the book at all, do not fear! The other nine books are way better! Also, if you are one that despises reading, A movie version of the first three books should be coming out this December! Also, if you have heard that the books in this series are sad and dismal, amazingly they are very exciting!
Have funn reading!
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Summary: A must read!
Review: Dear Readers: I'm going to tell you about the first book in the Series of Unfortunate Events called Bad Beginning. The characters are Violet, Klaus, and Sonny. They lost their parents, who were very rich, in a terrible fire that burned down their house. Since their parents died, they have to live with a mysterious uncle named Count Olaf. Little by little Violet, Klaus and Sonny's lives turn to misery. Count Olaf is a bad man because he made his orphans do chores that did not even need to be done and he slapped Klaus across the face for no reason. Count Olaf wants to have the children's fortune, but he can't because the money is for Violet when she becomes of age. So he makes a plan that is very clever and could possibly work. You'll have to read the book to find out what the plan is and how the Bauldelaire children turn out.
If you like stories with happy beginnings and happy endings this book is not for you. On the other hand, if you like adventure books, you should read this book because you never want to put the book down until you find out what happens to the Bauldelaire children. Lemony Snicket has done an outstanding job writing this book. He expressed all the characters' feelings. He makes you want to keep reading because you can't believe that such terrible things could keep happening to innocent children.
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