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The Bad Beginning, A Multi-Voice Recording

A Series of Unfortunate Events #1

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The Bad Beginning, A Multi-Voice Recording

By: Lemony Snicket
Narrated by: Tim Curry, Full Cast
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About this listen

 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.Don't miss the rest of A Series of Unfortunate Events or Audible's exclusive interview with Lemony Snicket!©1999 Lemony Snicket (P)2004 HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. Growing Up & Facts of Life Humourous Fiction Literature & Fiction Parenting & Families Relationships

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

Entertaining

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amazing! just listening to the first book got me so into the series of unfortunate events. Eeeeeeeeeee! I am excited

AWESOME!

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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.

Background Takeover

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I found it very interesting but it could have some more good things but is was still, very good

It was the best thing ever

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To a sad which makes it boring. Don’t buy unless you want to be depressed.

The sadness

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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.

Boring

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