alyvia_jeane's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Physical abuse, Death of parent, Death, Alcohol, Grief, and Bullying
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Pedophilia
murmurations_x's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Growing up you where either a Percy Jackson kid, a Harry Potter kid or a Lemony Snicket kid and I was most certainly was a Lemony Snicket kid. Oh boy, did I eat this stuff up as a kid and re-reading them as an adult is really quite enjoyable too, I am excited to make my way through the series again and where better to start than the bad beginning....
The Bad Beginning is a excellent start to these series, we get the know the Baudelaire children and their talents and intelligence (man I wanted to be Violet Baudelaire so bad) I love our villain Count Olaf, he is far more menacing than I remember. He is so creepy to Violet in this book in ways at time that went over my head as a kid but give me the creeps now as an adult.
The writing of our fourth wall breaking story teller Lemony Snicket is some of my favourite of all time, I still love the fact that Daniel Handler wrote these as pseudonym, Snicket is more a character himself than a writer and you can only imagine how my mind was blown and confused finding this out as a youngster. One of my favourite elements of these stories is the dedications to Beatrice, they are short, funny, beautiful and some times moving. The dark humor in this book .... *chefs kiss*
This story was dark, funny, adventurous and I cannot wait to head straight on to the next one!
Graphic: Physical abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Kidnapping
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Confinement, Gaslighting, and Body shaming
dreamerfreak's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Death of parent, Grief, Alcohol, and Child abuse
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
thechocolatefinger's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, and Grief
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Alcohol, Kidnapping, and Physical abuse
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Alcoholism
The adult/minor relationship (villain adult man with 14-year-old girl) isn’t real, it’s aSpoiler
fake marriagemckiheather's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Grief, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
kensingtonska's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Gaslighting
Minor: Child abuse and Alcohol
anonymousbiblioholic39's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Enjoyment: 5/5
* The Bad Beginning was a very fast-paced and enjoyable read. I finished it in less than a day, and I think it would be perfect for anyone who wants a quick read to fly through.
Writing: 3/5
* I really enjoyed all of the creative interjections to the story that the author added in where he addressed the reader. Idk, I just thought that was a cool way of narrating a story. Outside of that, the writing wasn't anything remarkable or lousy, just what you'd expect for the genre.
Characters: 1/5
* There wasn't much character development. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny did have their own separate interests and personalities, but they didn't feel all that real. We never got to see why Count Olaf wanted the Baudelaire estate outside of just simple greed, either. Pretty much all of the side characters were shallow and some even useless, should I say so myself. Justice Strauss was flat as a character, and the descriptions of Count Olaf's theatre troupe were unnecessary filler.
Plot: 4/5
* The book was well plotted, but the marriage shenanigans were creepy, so minus 1 star for that
Overall rating: 13/20, 65%
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Alcohol
Minor: Grief and Injury/Injury detail
ophycore's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Fatphobia, Violence, Grief, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Transphobia and Alcohol
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
Spoiler
Neglect, Abductionannoyedhumanoid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Spoiler
the slap to the face and all the other adults laughGraphic: Confinement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Grief, and Death
Minor: Incest, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Pedophilia
amarok2023's review against another edition
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Grief