The Bad Beginning

I've heard quite a lot about A Series of Unfortunate Events, and tried reading it at 11 years old. Back then I seemed to think that it was awfully sad and so I stopped reading it. But now that I finally read it all, I don't think it lived up to the hype around it, and that's slightly disappointing. I realize that the book is aimed at younger audiences, which is why I think I didn't fully enjoy it. I also don't think it was all that sad anymore, just... unfortunate.