Children's · Mystery
The Bad Beginning
After their parents die in a fire, the three Baudelaire children are placed with a distant relative, Count Olaf, who wants their fortune. The narrator warns readers throughout that the story will not be a happy one.
- First published
- 1999
- Pace
- fast
- Length
- short
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you like darkly funny children's books with an arch, bookish narrator.
Skip this if you want a cheerful story, because the misfortunes are the whole joke.
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