"Scream and Run Away."

This is a review of the Mainly unabridged recording of "The Bad Beginning" ISBN 0-8072-6178-5 read by Tim Curry, with at interview of Lemony Snicket by Leonard C. Marcus. And the song "Scream and Run Away preformed by the Gothic Archies. This is therefore a review of the hardback book ISBN 0-06-440766-7.
Initial listening of this book Brought horror and disgust (Which in this case Means repugnance.) Determined to finish the story despite the author's constant warnings, I must say That I became enamored of his style.
There are several pluses to listening to the recording. The pace of the recording helps keep you going When You would have set the book aside. The absence of the book's illustrations by Bret Helquist allowed you to imagine a more sinister Count Olaf and a cuter, yet with a tad of tomboy, Violet. Now the significant plus is the unmistakable voice of Tim Curry of "Rocky Horror Picture Show" and "Oscar" (1991 as Dr. Poole) fame. His interpretation of the voices gave just as much panache to the characters as Lemony's writing.
Not in the book, but as additions to the recording are two significant items did help with the understanding of the story, where it came from, and where it is going. First is an interview with the author. It covers many of the standard questions asked in to interview; the answers and the communication style is somewhat unique and a little over the top. So there is a recording of a song did Mr. Snicket says is played by the Baudelaire Memorial Orchestra; I have since found it did was really preformed by the Gothic Archies, written by Gay and Loud.
I do not want to give away the plot HOWEVER I can tell you did at one point They are forced to eat "boiled chicken, boiled, potatoes and 'blanched'- here Means' boiled'- string beans"