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Summary: The Beggining was Bad
Review: This is the forst out of what will be thirteen books in a Series of Unfortunate Events. The series is of the woe and pain suffered by the Baudelaire children. Many of there miseries are just about summed uo after the fire that killed there parents when there forced to live with Mr.Poe and have itchy clothing. But then they are forced to live with a villian whose out to steal there fortune. This book was in my oppinion very fast-paced, But anyone who likes tales of woe would deffinately like it.
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Summary: Engaging, yes, but very odd
Review: I agree with previous reviewers that these books, while engaging enough to read in one sitting, are quite off-putting. I find the author's tendency to define words annoying. I will, however, admit that I get a certain amusement from the tongue-in-cheek, understated, British humor. Granted, I am an adult with a child of my own, but I don't think I would have enjoyed this series as a kid. The books have references that are way over the heads of the recommended reading level and very disconcerting for us adults. Klaus and Sunny (von Bulow, perhaps?), I mean really! Sure, Harry Potter has a dark side, but the dark side makes sense. These books seem to be misery for misery's sake. We have enough of that in this world, without promoting it in our pre-teen children. Try reading the "Anne of Green Gables" series, the "Chronicles of Narnia," or even "The Hobbit." There's plenty of trouble in all of these, but plenty of fun, too.
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Summary: The Bad Beginning
Review: The Bad Beginning
By Lemony Snicket
Publisher: Harpor Collins The Bad Beginning is about three children whose mansion burned down when they were at the beach. The Bad Beginning is a realistic fiction book that is part of a series. After the fire, the three children became orphans because they think both parents are dead. So, they were sent to their parents best friends. After a couple of weeks, the orphan's friends sent them to their relative house, where they lived in this book. The orphan's relative and their relative tries to steal the orphan's fortune. Klaus likes to read books, and he is really smart and gets along with almost with anybody. Sunny is a little baby that has four sharp teeth that she uses to climb up walls. Violet is a mechanic and builds stuff really fast, Violet is also the oldest Baudilair orphan. Count Olaf is a mean old man who is always trying to get the Baudilair fortune. Count Olaf is a relative who has been twice removed from the Baudilair family. I liked this book because it was really exciting . It is really slow in the beginning but it is worth sticking with. This book was a page turner because it was exciting and it was a mystery. It is a good reading book for just about everybody, and it would make a good book to read aloud.
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Summary: almost as scary as Harry Potter!
Review: This book is filled with adventure and excitement! If you pick it up, you can't put it down! It's creepy, yet fascinating at the same time. The three Baudelaire children have to stay with the dreaded Count Olaf. He tortures them to get their fortune and threatens Violet to marry him. The ending really makes you want to read the next book in the series.
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Summary: Teaching with Bad Beginnings
Review: I taught Bad Beginnings to a 6th grade class last year. They become completely addicted, and we ended up reading the entire series throughout the course of the year. Not only is the series fast-paced and written to be a "cliff-hanger", from a teacher's standpoint, it is an excellent way to introduce new vocabulary in a painless manner. The books also provide an excellent source of discussion about character traits, and literary "tricks", like the way L. Snicket uses descriptive words as place names. All in all, I would highly recommend this book, as well as the others in the series.
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Summary: excellent
Review: the series of unfortunate events is the best series! I love the adventure and mystery of the series. i recomend this book to fun adventure lovers!
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Summary: Never Give Up
Review: A Review by Britni The Bad Beginning is a book about three young children. They live in a smelly, dirty and very busy city. The Baudelaire's lived in a very large mansion in the middle of the city. They seem to have a perfect life until something bad happens, and everything goes downhill from there. This story is mainly about their lives and all the un-normal things these children go through, but they always figure out a solution to their problems. The children stick together through thick and thin. In the end everything seems to work out for the better.
Through this story there were many things I liked. I really liked how the author gave good descriptions of the characters; I thought it really helped to understand the story. This book kept me in suspense, which I really liked. For example: one part in the story when it seemed like everything was going good for them something bad or just surprising happened. This just made me want to keep reading so I could know what happened next. This story was very easy to understand. For example: If there was ever a confusing word, the author would define it for you so you could understand it. The whole book stayed at a steady pace and was easy to follow.
I personally really liked this book. I think that anyone who likes fiction/ adventure stories then this is a book for you. I would suggest this to anyone at a medium reading level from grades 8 and up. Hope you enjoy this book!
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Summary: The first bad thing
Review: This book was a good one. It was by Lemony Snicket. It was called ,The Bad Beginning book one of the Series of Unfortunate Events. I would give this book five stars because it had lots of action. It was about three kids named Violet, Klause and Sunny, who become orphans because their parents died in a mansion fire. They lost everything. Now they have to go and live with their great "Count Olaf." Will Violet, Klause, and Sunny live? Find out in The Bad Beginning and the rest of this great series.
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Summary: A very good read
Review: I went back and forth about whether I should get this book to read with my 7 year old second grader. I kept telling myself I should wait till she was older, but found the book at a good price, so I bought it. I worried it would be too depressing and scary for her, but it did not turn out that way at all. The book is written from a narrators point of view, so the personal feelings of the characters are never fully exposed and explored. You know that the three orphans are sad about their parents death, but the book doesn't wallow in their grief and make it painful to read. If you can imagine Vincent Price reading the book, that tends to make it a little more lighthearted. The bad guy of the book, Count Olaf, is an awful brute who is outright cruel to the children at times, but again the book doesn't have the children suffering without end. Instead it makes them more resilient to foil the Counts plans and triumph over him. My daughter was EAGER to read these books. That was the best thing about it all. We have tried classics, Pippi Longstocking, Island of the Blue Dolphins, Charlottes Web, but as great as they are, they lack The Bad Beginnings level of excitement, mystery and wondering what will happen next. I enjoyed the book myself and will continue to read the rest of the series, in hopes they are as entertaining as this one. I can see if you have a very sensitive child, this would not be the book for them until they are older. Some kids my daughters age are scared of Harry Potter movies, so this book would be too much for them. If your youngster isn't living in a sheltered world where everything is wonderful and bad things don't happen, and they can understand the difference between a made up story and a real one, then they just might enjoy this new type of childrens adventure stories.
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Summary: A Series of Unfortunate Events
Review: The unfortunate events books are exciting sad and unexpecting its about three happy intelligent children who face alot of unlucky happenings which are full of misery and despair, which never seem to end.
The siblings of the bauderlaire family are, Violet baudelaire, the eldest and the inventer of the family, Klaus, a boy who loves reading books and learning and sunny the smallest of the three, who loves biting and chewing things. These three young children are are also very pleasant and charming.
These children are very 'Unfortunate' children as they start off being told there mother and father had dyed in a horrific fire and thy had to go to one of there relative wo wants to steal the baudelaire fortune. This horrible crook and his henchmen are following the baudelaires everywhere determened to get what they want.
This is my third favourite book
Because, as i've said just before its unexpectingly sad. And its also very exciting. This is a well written book that i would suggest reading for mostly everyone.
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