My Storytelling Mind

This is the ninth post in a series leading up to the premiere of Netflix's 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' on January 13, 2017. The series will cover each of the 13 books and 'Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography.' Be warned: there are spoilers ahead. Hiding in the trunk of Olaf's car leads the Baudelaires to the Caligari Carnival, where he and Esme seek the mysterious Madame Lulu, owner of the carnival and a fortune-teller who might know the whereabouts of the Snicket files. The Baudelaires try their hands at disguises again, they learn something more about VFD, and more people tragically die. In addition to the cruelty surrounding the 'freaks' and abused lions, the Baudelaires discover the cruelty of the truth that no person is truly noble or good. With limited disguise resources, the siblings still manage convincing 'freaks' costumes: Violet and Klaus become two-headed Beverly and Elliot, while Sunny becomes Chabo the ...

This is the second post in a series leading up to the premiere of Netflix's 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' on January 13, 2017. The series will cover each of the 13 books and 'Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography.' Be warned: there are spoilers ahead. The Reptile Room , the second installment of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, continues the darker themes that will remain throughout the series and solidly cements Count Olaf's villainy. With Count Olaf having escaped in the first book, Mr. Poe finds a new guardian for the Baudelaire siblings. This time, although we know Mr. Poe does hardly any research into guardians or legal jargon, Mr. Poe seems successful in his attempt to find a proper guardian. Dr. Montgomery Montgomery, a herpetologist (that's the study of reptiles), would indeed be the ideal guardian for the Baudelaires, valuing Klaus' love for books, Violet's talents as an inventor, and Sunny's interes...

This is the first post in a series leading up to the premiere of Netflix's 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' on January 13, 2017. The series will cover each of the 13 books and 'Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography.' Be warned: there are spoilers ahead. Lemony Snicket (AKA Daniel Handler) has one of the most fascinating writing styles you will ever read. Somewhere on the spectrum between existentialism and realism, A Series of Unfortunate Events covers the surprisingly unsoftened story of the Baudelaire orphans: Violet, Klaus, and Sunny. The first book, noticeably shorter and simpler than the following increments in the series, starts at the beginning, which is shockingly bad. When the orphans lose their parents, and home, in a house fire, their parents' executor, the coughing and inept Mr. Poe, sends them to live with odious and villainous Count Olaf.  The Bad Beginning focuses on a short span of time, from the orphans' introducti...