Be warned - to commiserate 25 years of misfortune and gloom, Lemony Snicket's publishers have taken the untold risk of creating brand new collectors' editions of A Series of Unfortunate Events, illustrated by the obscenely talented Emily Gravett. The temptation to buy a copy is severe indeed…
Dear reader,
You still have time to choose another international best-selling series to read. But if you insist on discovering the unpleasant adventures of the Baudelaire orphans, then proceed with caution…
Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky.
In The Bad Beginning, the siblings encounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, a disastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune and cold porridge for breakfast.
In the tradition of great storytellers, from Dickens to Dahl, comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted.
Despite their wretched contents, 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' has sold 60 million copies worldwide and been made into a Hollywood film starring Jim Carrey and massively popular Netflix series starring Neil Patrick Harris.
Are you unlucky enough to own all 13 adventures?
The Bad Beginning
The Reptile Room
The Wide Window
The Miserable Mill
The Austere Academy
The Ersatz Elevator
The Vile Village
The Hostile Hospital
The Carnivorous Carnival
The Slippery Slope
The Grim Grotto
The Penultimate Peril
The End
| ISBN: | 9780008648497 |
| Publication date: | 25th April 2024 |
| Author: | Lemony Snicket |
| Illustrator: | Brett Helquist |
| Publisher: | Farshore an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 162 pages |
| Series: | A Series of Unfortunate Events |
| Genres: |
Classic Literature Crime & Mystery Horror & Ghost Stories Fantasy / Magical Stories about Family and Friends Funny Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction |
I think this book is interesting but morbid as there are some worrying scenes but altogether it is a very good book and I would definitely recommend this books to readers over the age of 11! This book is not for people who get scared or upset easily.
This book is about 3 kids called Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire. They were part of a nice family until one day. When they found out a huge fire that burnt their house and killed their parents, they went to go live with a man called Count Olaf. Little did they know that he wanted to inherit their large fortune that was left by their parents. With countless attempts to get their fortune, will the Baudelaire siblings ever be free?
My favourite character is Violet Baudelaire because she’s very smart and always does her best to keep her siblings safe.
I think this book is interesting but morbid as there are some worrying scenes but altogether it is a very good book and I would definitely recommend this books to readers over the age of 11!... Read Full Review