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The Bad Beginning: A Series of Unfortunate Events #1
Écrit par Lemony Snicket
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Sensationally spellbinding…
Begin at the beginning of this wonderfully weird, impressively imaginative, sprawling series by master wordsmith Snicket, whose spellbinding prose captivates readers of all ages.
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Like a car alarm, bagpipe music, or a doorbell ringing in the middle of the night, hearing this all-new audio edition of The Bad Beginning will only upset you. This unique multi-voice recording brings the first book in Lemony Snicket's alarming A Series of Unfortunate Events to such terrible life that no one should really have to experience it. Unless you have an ear for such ghastly details as a tragic fire, a nefarious villain, itchy clothing, and cold porridge for breakfast, all narrated in chilly detail by the distinguished, and disturbed, Tim Curry with a team of talented readers, you would be better off listening to something else.
Featuring Tim Curry
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The Bad Beginning: A Series of Unfortunate Events #1
Écrit par Lemony Snicket
Note de l'éditeur
Sensationally spellbinding…
Begin at the beginning of this wonderfully weird, impressively imaginative, sprawling series by master wordsmith Snicket, whose spellbinding prose captivates readers of all ages.
Description
Like a car alarm, bagpipe music, or a doorbell ringing in the middle of the night, hearing this all-new audio edition of The Bad Beginning will only upset you. This unique multi-voice recording brings the first book in Lemony Snicket's alarming A Series of Unfortunate Events to such terrible life that no one should really have to experience it. Unless you have an ear for such ghastly details as a tragic fire, a nefarious villain, itchy clothing, and cold porridge for breakfast, all narrated in chilly detail by the distinguished, and disturbed, Tim Curry with a team of talented readers, you would be better off listening to something else.
Featuring Tim Curry
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After the death of their parents, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny are sent to live with an evil count, who only wants their fortune. The orphans must figure out Count Olaf's plan before it is too late. This book is great for students who are starting to read chapter books. Teachers can use it when teaching about character development, problem-solution, and sequencing. Students could also write about what they would do if they were in the orphans position. The book also has difficult vocabulary, but the author defines the vocabulary for the reader. This feature could be discussed when learning about how authors will include the definition of words in writing.
Rating: 5It's cute, but kind of condescending. I don't know what I would have thought when I was in the target age group, but the constant word definitions got old pretty fast. I'll probably still read the rest of the series.
Rating: 2A very quick read and entertaining.
Rating: 4I like how very tongue and cheek this book was! I enjoyed the movie and the book even better!
Rating: 3Quick, cute read. I had seen a few episodes of the show and was interested to read the books. I believe I will continue with the series.
Rating: 4I had never read this series, so I felt that it was time. This is especially true since the series based on it starts in January for it. I read the entirety of this book in the matter of a few hours. The reason is because even some of the predictable or clichéd moments that would normally ruffle my feathers in other books did not irk me as badly here. I believe this is because it was intelligently written for children and remembering this made me enjoy it a lot more than thinking about it from purely an adult standpoint. If you can remember this is think most readers will greatly enjoy this first book and it will make them want to jump into the next one immediately, which is what I am doing.
Rating: 4This is the first book in a series that I will be definitely reading more of. A fun read that you will quickly finish and find amusing.
Rating: 4With the Netflix series coming out and owning the books myself, I decided to revisit the series. I have only previously gotten through the first four books and I already know why. Even as a child, these books just weren't engaging. I think the writing is fine as well as the story line but each chapter seems to move very slowly. I was hoping this series would be a quick read in my spare time but it will take longer than anticipated
Rating: 3Grim, dark, weird..... not sure if my daughters read these or not, but now I have a better idea for RA at the library.
Rating: 3it kept me hooked
Rating: 5This series is truly unfortunate! Those poor kids. I thought the content was a bit harsh for a children's book, but probably just about right for older tweens. The author throws in a lot of dry humor for a book that would otherwise be a big ball of depressing. I read the whole book on a plane, otherwise I probably would not have read the whole thing in a day. It was good, but not exactly my cup of tea. I don't like to see children abused or put in harsh situations, but the story was entertaining enough. I would only recommend this book to children who can handle the sadness of the loss of parents and then being abused by the man who they are sent to live with. People seem to love these books, so I assume they get better. I liked it enough that I will probably read on into the series a bit further, but probably not one I would recommend.
Rating: 3Strange and cool.
Rating: 4I don't understand why this series is so popular. It's child abuse written in a tongue-in-cheek style that is mildly entertaining when the vocabulary pedagogy isn't hitting the reader over the head.
Rating: 2A good book that kept most children interested. Younger children 5/6years old did not enjoy it as much as older children. Some children were shocked by mild violence and what they considered unjust treatment.
Rating: 4I'm i the only person who read this as an adult?i'm glad i finally read it though , and i'm sure i wouldn't have been able to appreciate it well enough as a child.It's a very well written story , i feel like i might be the only person who loved Lemony Snicket's style . i loved the explanations he gave and the meaning for some words , i understand why some might find it a bit patronizing but i enjoyed it .It made me feel as if i was sitting in a chair next to my grandpa who is in this case Lemony , while he read the book to me.[image][image]And it was very easy to get visual images of the scenes as the story went on , big point for that![image]The story is very fun and the characters are interesting enough , The Baudelaire children are my favorites , they are brave , and smart .Count Olaf made this much more interesting even though he is evil and tends to be very disgusting One thing i hated is the way the communication between the children and the adults happens , it was very annoying and too much like a cartoon , but i guess it is necessary to serve the purpose of the story.
Rating: 4I'm probably the last person in the world to have started this series. And I've never seen the movie or the Netflix original series. I am seriously late to the game. But! Better late than never! I decided to try out the audiobook because it's narrated by Tim Curry and that is a total no brainer. He has the voice of a god. A terrifying god, but that is what makes him so perfect to take on this darkly funny series. The Bad Beginning introduces to three poor orphans who have just lost their parents in a horrible fire. As if that isn't bad enough the will states they must live with whatever relative is closest and that turns out to be the horrible Count Olaf who has some nasty tricks up his sleeve. The will the orphan's parent's left states that the large inheritance can't be used until the oldest daughter turns of age. But that does nothing to stop dastardly Count Olaf. Witty and dark, this is a fun children's series that I definitely plan on reading more of!
Rating: 4fun kids book
Rating: 3Interesting concept: A nothing-good-happens YA series.
Rating: 2A really good book, well written and a quick read
Rating: 5Great story and very well written! As an adult reading this book, I still found it very interesting and was engaged with the characters. I'm interested in reading more of this series! I loved the writing and the writing style. Highly recommended!
Rating: 4Oh My God!Haha it's been ages since I read this series...I used to love it so much!
Rating: 4Misery just loves to follow the Baudelaire children, who become orphans after a fire kills their parents and destroys their home. Once a greedy Count Olaf discovers their inherited fortune, he plots to steal their riches through an unlikely scheme. One thing after another vexes the orphans as they try to outsmart Count Olaf. When the orphans approach the adults with matters, they are met with a disturbing nonchalance concerning their issues. Violet and Klaus (without much help from their baby sister Sunny), eventually form a plan, and save their inheritance (and themselves) from evil Count Olaf...for now.Funny stuff. This was a quick read, but I enjoyed it so much that I had to go out and buy the whole set! This is perfect for people with a dark sense of humor.I remember both my sister and my mother heard me talking about the books. My mother feigned an expression of shock and commented, “Why are you reading such garbage?” My sister borrowed the book and ended up purchasing a set for herself, too. Eventually, Mom realized the humor in these books, and that they actually weren’t meant to condone child abuse!The orphans are in a rather unfortunate circumstance, but the way events unfold, and with the way the adults behave, this book is just plain funny. With the way the story is written, half the time, I didn’t know whether to pity the children or laugh!
Rating: 4Well-written and suitably creepy. Almost too creepy.
Rating: 3
great use of multiple voices and interpretation of the characters. it is just as I imagined. My only problem is that you make the three children talk abnormally fast, and it is hard to keep up with them.
Rating: 4
The book and the audio don't match! Not helpful. We subscribed to the site to help our youngest get through summer reading and they are not the same.
Rating: 1the book was amazing the voices were not what I thought it would be but it was nice
Rating: 4This is not a typical heart warming book. However, there are life lessons here to be learned. Glad it is just a story!
Rating: 4Tim Curry makes this! It's a fantastic rendition of Daniel Handler's book. His performance as the narrator, plus the performances of Count Olaf and some of his henchmen are inspired. The children themselves are played very straight and rather flat, but I think that is a purposeful 'tabula rasa' direction choice.
This is an excellent accompaniment to enjoy before watching the fantastic Netflix staging of this material. The Netflix films have incredibly high production values, are more than acceptably true to the source material (but vary enough to afford multiple discussions about the differences and why the author may have made those choices when adapting for the screen), plus on screen add a great deal of new characterization and the fleshing out of some otherwise quite minor characters. In particular, the baby, Sunny, gains a whole new level of personality with the use of subtitles to translate her coos and burbles into sharply funny observations. Handler has production credits on the Netflix version so no doubt he had a hand in the screenwriting.
While there is a good bit of peril and violence in Handler's books about and for children, there is so much self referential tongue in cheek and literary banter that it all just slides by merrily. It is all a great wink at the formulae of classic children's fare.
Rating: 5This is an excellent accompaniment to enjoy before watching the fantastic Netflix staging of this material. The Netflix films have incredibly high production values, are more than acceptably true to the source material (but vary enough to afford multiple discussions about the differences and why the author may have made those choices when adapting for the screen), plus on screen add a great deal of new characterization and the fleshing out of some otherwise quite minor characters. In particular, the baby, Sunny, gains a whole new level of personality with the use of subtitles to translate her coos and burbles into sharply funny observations. Handler has production credits on the Netflix version so no doubt he had a hand in the screenwriting.
While there is a good bit of peril and violence in Handler's books about and for children, there is so much self referential tongue in cheek and literary banter that it all just slides by merrily. It is all a great wink at the formulae of classic children's fare.
I haven’t read this series before, and I love it. I love the audio and sound track. Well done!
Rating: 5Well written but extremely frustrating, I'm not sure I would ever recommend or buy this book as a gift for someone's kid. Using full cast instead of only one narrator was a great idea (and Tim Curry was great), but the background noises were unnecessary and kinda ruined the whole thing.
Rating: 3