There is nothing to be found in the pages of A Series of Unfortunate Events but misery and despair.
Are you unlucky enough to own all 13 adventures? The Bad Beginning The Reptile Room The Wide Window The Miserable Mill The Austere Academy The Ersatz Elevator The Vile Village The Hostile Hospital The Carnivorous Carnival The Slippery Slope The Grim Grotto.
You have been warned.
And in the future things are poised to get much worse, thanks to the forthcoming Netflix series starring Neil Patrick Harris.
Despite their wretched contents, '
A Series of Unfortunate Events' has sold 60 million copies worldwide and been made into a Hollywood film starring Jim Carrey.
In the tradition of great storytellers, from Dickens to Dahl, comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted.
Your time might be better filled with something more palatable such as eating your vegetables or feeding them to someone else.
To avoid causing discomfort, it would be best if I didn't mention any of the ingredients of this story, particularly a confusing map, an ambidextrous person, an unruly crowd, a wooden plank and Chabo the Wolf Baby.
The Carnivorous Carnival contains such a distressing story that consuming any of its contents would be far more stomach-turning than even the most imbalanced meal. . .
But if you must know what unpleasantries befall the charming and clever Baudelaire children read on .
You still have time to choose another international best-seller to read.
There is nothing to be found in the pages of A Series of Unfortunate Events but misery and despair
