Search - The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Bk 1)

Delicious! I love the writing style and the way the "author" explains the terms he's using without talking down to the reader.

A very unpleasant book. Nothing happy ever happens, and just when you think something good might--you'll be disappointed. Get this first book in the series and you'll be hooked!

My kids can read pretty much whatever they want. Given the option, neither ages 16 or 8 like these books and want to read more than one. Why? They say they are needlessly violent and depressing. There is a lot of killing - parents, aunts... While they may be well written or clever, I will take my children's cue and move these books out of our library.

What a fun book! And as I say this, I realize I should find some more sombre phrasing. The tale of the Baudelaire orphans treats kids seriously: it gives them Big Words, pokes fun at adult behaviours, and acknowledges quite truthfully that bad things can happen, no matter how good of an inventor, scholar, or biter you may be.

great book! i loved it good fast read and keeps youo wanting to read the rest of the series. love them!!!!!

Can't believe people like this series. It is so poorly written, depressing and child-unfriendly it rates right up there with the "Goosebump" series. Total waste of a good tree!