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A Series of Unfortunate Events
Series · 2017
The orphaned Baudelaire children face trials, tribulations and the evil Count Olaf, all in their quest to uncover the secret of their parents' death.
The sides of A Series of Unfortunate Events
- Three orphans passed from guardian to guardian
- Count Olaf in a new disguise each time
- A narrator begging you to look away
A Series of Unfortunate Events is good for you if…
- you like misery told with deadpan jokes.
- you like storybook sets in grey, gothic colors.
- you like the secret of VFD unfolding across the seasons.
A Series of Unfortunate Events is bad for you if…
- you need some hope, and the orphans' luck almost never turns.
- you'd rather stay grounded. Each new guardian here is stranger than the last.
About: grief · injustice · resourcefulness · siblings
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