REVIEWED BY AYAAN, 10, VIC
The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket, HarperCollins Publishers, ISBN 9780064407663
Ayaan reviewed his own copy of this book.
This is a book written by Lemony Snicket (aka Daniel Handler).
The Bad Beginning is the first book in the series: A Series of Unfortunate Events. The series, unsurprisingly, has thirteen books, and the thirteenth book ends on the thirteenth chapter! These books are about the misfortune of the Baudelaire children.
This first book in the series is the start of the Baudlaire children’s misfortune and misery. The Baudelaire children are orphans after a fire that wiped out their parents. Violet, who is the oldest and a girl of fourteen, loves inventing. Klaus, a boy of twelve, is an avid reader. Sunny, an infant, has four sharp teeth and loves to bite things. Violet is to inherit the Baudelaire fortune when she is of age.
They are adopted by Count Olaf who is horrid and mean. But is he just mean or is something sinister going on? When they come over for dinner, his acting troupe look a bit suspicious. When the children are invited to perform in Count Olaf’s play, something seems amiss. What are Count Olaf and his troupe planning?
I would rate this book five stars as it is mysteriously interesting. This book is good for people who like mystery and are aged 9+.
Oh, by the way, the book is written in a way that not many books are written. Just something you ought to know.
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