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I can't believe I haven't yet added this book. Ok, I really liked it, but I didn't go on to read the others; there are now 13 in total. When I read this, it was the only one. Although I enjoyed it, I'm not sure I feel motivated to read the sequels/the rest of the story. There's so many other books I might prefer to read; I haven't decided. But, I am glad I read this first book.
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YA, Miserable Orphan Fiction. Everyone knows about the Baudelaire children and how their parents died in a fire, leaving them Dismal Orphans. I find the word "orphan" funny, so I got giggles out of how Count Olaf is constantly addressing the children as such (eg. "Good morning, orphans."), and I liked the narrator's self insertions, his snide little vocabulary lessons and colorful language, but the story itself wasn't anything special. Part of that is because I saw the movie before I read the bo
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Jan 23, 2017
J. Trott
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A bit short for a thirty eight year old, but charming.
This was a reread for me but despite the terrible things that happen to the Baudelaire children, it's still a fun book to read! I've never finished the series (only read books 1-10) so I'm excited to read and reread the rest of the series.
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Three orphaned children are miserable when they are forced to live with their scheming uncle. The narrator is quite funny, but the story itself is just average. There are a plethora of better books about orphans out there; I don't feel the need to read anymore in this series.
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wonderful!
May 31, 2011
Jen
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