"The Bad Beginning" is the first volume in Lemony Snicket's "Series of Unfortunate Events", and not put off whom these two titles, which will certainly have fun with it. Nevertheless, a warning: The book deals with the adventures of three orphaned children - Violet, Klaus and Sunny - whose guardian Count Olaf turned out to be greedy, murderous psychopath. Although Lemony Snicket books are ostensibly based in the real world, they are never totally realistic - otherwise could be hardly a reader find that likes to read about the misfortune of three children. The three minor heroes are in any case marked very sympathetic, and who appreciate a bit macabre entertainment, should definitely once View this first volume.
