The Bad Beginning (1999) (edit title/settings)

• Rated 5 stars

“Just loved all of these books, couldn't put them down, they made me laugh!”

• Rated 5 stars

“Lemony Snickett is one of the mos interesting author-characters of this age. The persona of the mysterious author is almost larger than the characters of these wonderful stories. ”

• Rated 4 stars

“I quite enjoyed this. Reminded me quite strongly of Edward Gorey Gashlycrumb Tinies. I keep expecting that one of the children will be eaten by a bear. (B is for Basil, assaulted by bears, if you'll recall).”

• Rated 1 stars

“I did not like this series at all. It seems like it would be best for about a 2nd to 3rd grader. I was expecting something for a YA audience, but got this glorified children's book. ”

• Rated 4 stars

“What a genius little book... great tone and the picture is strongly reminescent of Edward Gorey. Although a children's book, I enjoyed it's charm and peculiarity. I was so intrigued with the first book, I went out and bought through Book 5. Unfortunately, it is the same story repeated over and over again. Book 1 is worth a read, skip the rest of the series though. Unbearably repetitive.”

• Rated 5 stars

“Love the whole series! So whimsically macabre. Think Edvard Gorey meets Harry Potter.”

• Rated 5 stars

“this is a very good book apart from relegion coz obviously relegoius books are better than this but its good,its about three children who loose thyre parents and are facing many troubles....”

• Rated 5 stars

“Most descriptive books are really boring but this book kept my adrenaline up the whole time i was reading.”

• Rated 3 stars

“The movie is better than the books. And I've never said that about any book.”