The Bad Beginning

4.5:

Unfortunately, I loved this very much. There's not that much of a nostalgia factor here for me, because as a child I only ever watched the Jim Carrey adaptation, which aesthetically shaped me as a person during my angsty teens. But I know for certain that, had I picked this book up at 11 when I probably should have, I would've eaten it right up. WHY did the Baudelaires only ever suffer? I can't stand it, I positively HAVE to keep reading because surely the tide will change for them? Surely it will?

Lemony Snickett is also hilarious, and for obvious reasons this book is very short, yet I highlighted a whole bunch of quotes because they made me laugh out loud. The whole vocabulary schtick must be an amusing way for kids to learn new words, I know kid-me would've loved it.

Reading this was way too much fun and I can't wait to get to the rest of the series. I ain't watching the Netflix adaptation though, because I don't like NPH. Sue me.