A review by annoyedhumanoid
The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket

adventurous dark mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No
i feel weird critiquing when i know i'm no longer the target audience (đŸ¥²) but there are literally five plot points it’s so short. i don't think i fully realized, as a fourth grader, the gravity and emotional trauma of the Baudelaire's situation… like
Spoiler the slap to the face and all the other adults laugh
?!? pit in my stomach. also, this is not an attempt to "cancel" the book, but what must it be like to read this as a child going through abuse only to have Mr. Snicket tell you twenty times "it doesn't get better for these kids". i guess that’s its form of a trigger warning?
Expand filter menu Content Warnings