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  • The Bad Beginning, A Multi-Voice Recording

  • A Series of Unfortunate Events #1
  • By: Lemony Snicket
  • Narrated by: Tim Curry, Full Cast
  • Length: 2 hrs and 29 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (68 ratings)

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The Bad Beginning, A Multi-Voice Recording

By: Lemony Snicket
Narrated by: Tim Curry,Full Cast
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Publisher's Summary

Like a car alarm, bagpipe music, or a doorbell ringing in the middle of the night, hearing this all-new audio edition of The Bad Beginning will only upset you. This unique multi-voice recording brings the first book in Lemony Snicket's alarming A Series of Unfortunate Events to such terrible life that no one should really have to experience it. Unless you have an ear for such ghastly details as a tragic fire, a nefarious villain, itchy clothing, and cold porridge for breakfast, all narrated in chilly detail by the distinguished, and disturbed, Tim Curry with a team of talented readers, you would be better off listening to something else.
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Critic Reviews

Audie Award Finalist, Children's Titles for Ages 8+, 2005
Grammy Award Nominee, Best Spoken Word Album for Children, 2005
Book Sense Book of the Year Award Finalist, Children's Literature, 2001

"Tension-producing orchestral music, scene-setting sound effects, and most of all, Tim Curry's chocolate-voiced narration captivate the listener in this multicast production of the Lemony Snicket that started it all.... It's all good fun for listening children and their parents." (AudioFile)

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Background Takeover

The story matched the first book of the series with a few tweaks for audible listening. The only downfall was the background action noises. At some points, they were louder than the narrator's voice. Less is more. We are here for the stories.

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Entertaining

I love the way they mix up the voices and the noises in the background

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Boring

Male adult, 11 year old girl and 8 year old boy all thought this was mega boring. We hung on for an hour. Shocked that this was in the top 20 audio books for families.

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