Three orphans are sent to live with a villainous relative who wants their fortune
What it is about
Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire are left orphans after a fire destroys their home. They are sent to live with the sinister Count Olaf, who is set on getting his hands on their inheritance. The narrator, Lemony Snicket, warns readers from the start that the story will be unhappy.
Who will enjoy it
Kids who like dark humor and clever wordplay.
What you will get
A short, witty first book that sets up a thirteen-book series. It makes a good read-aloud.
Behind the book
It is the first of thirteen books in A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Source: Wikipedia
The Bad Beginning Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Children’s Books · Orphans · Mystery · Dark humor
Length
162 pages · ≈ 5 h
More about this book
Characters
Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire, and Count Olaf.
Setting
A gloomy mansion and a dismal town.
What makes it different
A narrator who keeps warning you that things will go badly.
Feel
Gloomy, funny and clever.
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