A review by the_gandy_man
The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket

3.0

This series was one of my favorites as a kid. First, this book is clearly aimed at someone younger than me. Obviously. I felt similarly about Percy Jackson, but with this book it's more-so. The voice of the author is really unique and does a lot of work. For example, Snicket will often define words for the reader. This is in part to help younger readers who may not know the words, but it's also often comedic or clever. An example of that is "...faking - which here means "feigning" - ...".

The actual substance of this book is pretty underwhelming. It's really short. The story is fine. I think this might end up being one of the weaker entries in the series.