A Book Review: A Series of Unfortunate Events; The Bad Beginning

Weird, I know. Instead of poems and STORIES, it'll be poems, movie reviews and book reviews.

THE BAD BEGINNING:

Author: Lemony Snicket, aka Daniel Handler
Illustrator: Brett Helquist
Protagonists: Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire
Antagonist: Count Olaf

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lemony Snicket

(This is about the fictional Lemony Snicket)

Lemony Snicket, according to my research, fell in love with a young woman named Beatrice (the Baudelaires mom). What I THINK happened was that while at a party at her mansion, a fire occured. Lemony Snicket knew that this would happen, so according to my logic, someone purposely started the fire. Lemony Snicket was the only survivor, and as this happened Lemony Snicket's heart was broken as he saw that Beatrice's heart belonged to a man named Bertrand, who was the Baudelaires father since fourteen years ago. That's what I think happened; most of what I told you wasn't even revealed in the books. But then again, there still is much to be revealed in the books, even though the last book in the series has been published. Discover for yourself...
Lemony Snicket is convicted of false felonies reported by the Daily Punctilio, a sloppily written newspaper, and because of those reports, Beatrice did not want to marry him. But his trial was delayed, so now he has time to write about the Baudelaire orphans.

ABOUT THE BOOK: (The First in the Series) The Bad Beginning

After the Baudelaire Parents (Beatrice and Bertrand) die in a fire (which I think turns out to be arson), the Baudelaire youngsters, Violet, Klaus and Sunny are informed at Briny Beach by Mr. Arthur Poe (identified throughout the series as Mr. Poe), a banker in charge of the fortune that the Baudelaire parents left to their children.
The Baudelaire orphans are put into the care of Count Olaf, a disgusting, greedy man who wants their fortune. He attempts to do this with a play called The Marvelous Marriage, but with a real Justice of The Peace (A contract that people sign to make the marriage official and legal) When a person is married, then they have any and all rights to each other's money. And they can marry while under eighteen with permission from their guardian. Count Olaf pretends to be an actor in the play, but tries to marry the Violet, fourteen years of age and the oldest Baudelaire child. Can the Baudelaires stop Count Olaf's despicable scheme?

This book is now a major motion picture, entitled "Lemony Snicket's: A series of Unfortunate Events," portraying 3 out of the 13 books by Lemony Snicket.

Book Rating: 9/10

Movie Rating: 9/10