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Title: A Box of Unfortunate Events: The Trouble Begins (Books 1-3: The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room, The Wide Window) by Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist ISBN: 0-06-029809-X Publisher: Harpercollins Juvenile Books Pub. Date: 02 October, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $32.97 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.19 (95 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Teacher's Review
Comment: As a teacher, I am constantly looking for the newest and biggest book to read to my students. During my travels, I came across a book entitled "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snickett. I decided to take a chance and purchase the book. I sat down at home and read the entire book in about two and a half hours, and it was one of the most enjoyable stories that I had read in a long time! I tried the book out on the kids, and they just ate it up. The students couldn't get enough of Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire....and to be quite honest, neither could I!! Soon after reading the first book, I purchased books two and three, and not to my surprise they were just as good! I again read these books to the students, and they again ate them up!!! Unfortunately, by the time we had finished the third book, the school year was over. However, I went on to finish my collection by getting books four through nine. I love these stories! The black humor that they contain should be that of a Coen Brothers film. The kids got every joke, and they totally fell in love with Snickett's radically original storytelling - explaining things in detail, translating Sunny's baby talk, and giving hilarious backstory. My peers often make fun of me because I read so much children's literature, but I have recommended these books to all of my friends. I even believe that these books are more interesting and fun to read than the Harry Potter series...but thats just me! I would recommend this book to parents of third and fourth grade students (it might be a little unfullfilling to the fiercly loyal fifth grade Harry Potter crowd) and also to adults who are unfamiliar with the series. A truly remarkable find and the most entertaining children's novels since Roald Dahl. Summer's the perfect time to pick these up!
Rating: 4
Summary: Too negative? Only in the hands of the stupid.
Comment: I suppose negative reviews are inevitable in this age of hyper political correctness. Yes, the story is dark and negative. Yes, horrible things happen in the story. Yes, the story's characters lead horrible bleak lives surrounded by cruel people. However, even a child can clearly grasp that it's just that, a story. It's dreariness is the FUN of it! It is an excellent read for well adjusted 3-4th graders of reasonable intelligence who are capable of keeping it in perspective. A wonderful primer to the world of adult level fiction, full of age appropriate dark humor and dramatic "horrible happenings". Too negative? Maybe for the child who actually lives in an abusive household, where family members try to poison each other and drop the infants from windows... but that kid has issues beyond what book to read. All in all, it's an excellent way to teach a child that good fiction can also be dark and disturbing, but it's at a level that they can handle. It can definitely rekindle the interest of a child who is getting bored of the cute and happy children's literature. Plus, the author's style is intended to increase vocabulary, but it's only obvious to an adult.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Bad Beginning
Comment: To me these books have been some of the greatest books I've ever read. These characters, Violet,Klaus and Sunny are always on adventures. Some people think these books are too violent for children, but in my mind I think these are perfect books for children. Plus it teaches lessons from time to time in each book. I hope the author makes more of these same books. I can't wait to read the other 8 books that have been written. For some reason once I started reading these books I couldn't stop reading these books. That's why I think these books are ok for kids under 9 years old and that's why so many people gave these books five stars. If I could give these books more than 5 stars,I would.
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