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Reviewer: Sam F. '12

This book is about three siblings who have terrible lives. Their parents die in a house fire, and their next door neighbor becomes responsible for them. His name is Mr. Poe. Mr. Poe decides to look for the closest relative to take care of them. He finds one of their uncles- Count Olaf. Since the kids' parents die, all of their money, which is a lot, goes to their oldest child, Violet. Count Olaf is a very greedy, mean man. He wants to marry Violet so he can steal all of her money.

Reviewer: Cori R. '12

I liked this book. It is very interesting and has a lot of suspense. It feels as though I am the character in their suspense. It is a very sad book, and I don't know if I will continue the series because it is almost too sad. I think Lemony Snicket goes over the top with sadness!

Spring 2005

Reviewer: Michael P. '12

The Bad Beginning is about the three Baudelaire children, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny. Their parents have an enormous fortune. When their parents die in a horrible fire, the fortune is left to the children. However, the children can only use the fortune after the oldest child, Violet comes of age. Because they are now orphans they have to go live with their closest relative, Count Olaf. Count Olaf is a horrible man. He plans on stealing their fortune. Count Olaf is smarter than the children think. Read the book to see if Count Olaf gets away with the Baudelaire fortune.

Spring 2005

Reviewer: Eagan Z. '12

This book is about the three Baudelaire orphans whose parents die in a fire that burns down their whole house. The children's names are Violet, Klaus, and Sunny. Violet is a 14-year-old girl who loves to invent things. Klaus, her brother, is a 12-year-old boy who is fascinated with books. And little Sunny, their little sister, is just an infant who loves to bite things. After the fire the children are sent to live with a "relative" named Count Olaf. Count Olaf is their new guardian, but he is very mean and selfish, and makes the children do chores all day. He plans to steal the enormous Baudelaire fortune that their parents left behind. Count Olaf attempts several times to get rid of the orphans, but is unsuccessful. Finally, Count Olaf plans to marry Violet to get his hands on the fortune. Will that happen? Will the wedding continue? Well, if you want to find out, then you have to read the book!

On a scale from 1-10 (10 being the best) I rate this book a 7 because the book is very exciting and has an interesting plot. I recommend this book to people who like unhappy and very unfortunate events.

Spring 2005

Reviewer: Zach K. '12

This book is about three children that have great lives until their parents die. They have to live with their uncle, Count Olaf, who makes them do many terrible things. The children have a fortune and Count Olaf wants it. The book tells how he tries to get their fortune. I liked this book. It made me want to read the next book in the series.

Spring 2005

The Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket is a great series.  i have the pleasure of reviewing the first one, The Bad Beginning.  It is about three children, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire and their unfortunate adventures.  In this book their parents die and they are forced to live with their uncle, Count Olaf.  In the book they find out that he is not really their uncle.  He is just saying that so he can marry Violet and take their family fortune.  (I forgot to mention  that they are really rich.  Read the book to find out what happens next.

Spring 2003

Winter 2003

The book I read is called The Bad Beginning. A Series Of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket.

I enjoyed this book, because it is adventurous, exciting and realistic. It is like everything is pieced together. This book is happy and sad at the same time. It was one of those kind of books where you can't put it down. It was like bad things were happening one after another. It is interesting to see how the three children solved it.

I recommend this book to all ages. It is a wonderful book.
      
Winter 2003

This story is about 3 children .They have to live with their mean uncle because their parents died. He sets up a play so that he can get all of the family's money. The oldest girl is set up to marry the uncle in the play for real.  There is a real judge in the play and they are using real marriage papers . The kids figure out what he is doing, so in the play the girl signs the marriage papers with her left hand instead of her right hand . She is not married to him because the  law states that the paper must be signed with the brides own hand. You might think now that everything is okay but they still have to find someone to live with since their uncle goes to jail.

Winter 2002/2003

Fall 2002

The three Baudelaire children, Violet, Klaus and Sunny, have very bad luck.  Their parents die in a fire, so all of their fortune goes to their children when they get older. Count Olaf, a very awful person, tries to get the children's fortune by marrying Violet in a play. But Violet, Klaus and Sunny find out some information that can help them keep their fortune safe.  Read to find out how they trick Count Olaf.

Spring 2002

The Bad Beginning is about three youngsters -- Violet, Klaus and Sunny Bauldelaire -- and their very troubled life.  A terrible fire burns down their home and kills their parents.  Mr.Poe, their banker and family friend, is  responsible for finding them a guardian. He chooses their uncle, Count Olaf. But Count Olaf is only after their fortune. He plans to marry Violet in a play he's putting on called "The Marvelous Marriage."  Klaus finds out Count Olaf's plan to steal their fortune and stays up all night reading about inheritance laws.  And then he ...  I can't tell you.  You will have to read the book.

Winter 2002

Reviewer:  Molly A. '09

The Bad Beginning is about three children -- Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire. When their parents die in a fire, they go from one unfortunate event to another. Their parent's friend, Mr.Poe, is a banker who takes care of the Bauderlaire fortune until Violet is old enough to inherit it. The parent's will clearly states that the children live with their closest relative. It happens that Count Olaf is this relative. He is a horrid man and makes the children do horrible chores and cook dinner for him and his colleagues. He is always trying to get his hands on their fortune and he thinks of a plan. Since he is an actor, he is going to hold a play which is called "The Marvelous Marriage." He plans on having Violet be the woman who marries him in this play. But this is no ordinary play. Once Count Olaf marries Violet, he intends to steal the Baudelaire fortune and then kill the evidence, the children. But these children are extremely clever and they find out about his mischievous plan and stop it, thank goodness! Count Olaf escapes, unfortunately, before the police can get him.

The book is very exciting and I enjoyed it a lot!

December, 2001

This story is about 3 very intelligent children. They are charming, and not very lucky kids. The three children's names are Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire. It starts out when they are on the beach and they hear bad news from a man named Mr. Poe. This man takes them to their cousin 3 times removed, so they can live with him. His name is Count Olaf. This man tries to take the Baudelaire children's money. He asks Violet to marry him in a play that he is in. What does Violet do? You have to read the book to find out what Violet does about the play and what happens to Klaus and Sunny.

November, 2001

After the sudden death of their parents in a fire, the Baudelaire children are forced to live with a wicked distant relative named Count Olaf. This is the first, but by no means the only horrible misfortune that fourteen-year-old Violet, twelve-year-old Klaus, and Baby Sunny experience throughout the course of the story. After a short time of sharing only one bed in Olaf’s pigsty of a house, and being cruelly ordered around like slaves, the children uncover Olaf’s devious scheme to steal their inheritance. The children must use their wits and resources to escape the trap the evil Olaf has set for them.

This book is surprisingly very funny and entertaining. I would highly recommend The Bad Beginnings. It combines many things I love in a book - humor, action, adventure, and characters who really come alive.

Fall 2000