![]() ![]() Unfortunately, as stated before, the original recording is not available to purchase on Audible but if you are able to seek it out you should definitely listen to it. When I'm listening to an audiobook I don't need to hear a wailing baby in the background. If they had done it sparingly it might have been a nice addition but they are frequently used and become distracting. ![]() It tells the story of three children, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire, who are orphaned by an arsonous fire and sent to live with their distant and conniving cousin Count Olaf. In addition I found the sound effects are unnecessary. The Bad Beginning is the first of thirteen novels in American author Lemony Snickets A Series of Unfortunate Events. Unfortunately, not only was Olaf 'recast' but whoever replaced him was not nearly as good. I might have forgiven this if they had kept Curry's Count Olaf his performance as the sinister villain is in my opinion the definitive take on the character (it's a shame he was never able to portray the Count in live-action). Much of Curry's charm is lost in the omission. There are some audiobooks that benefit from full-cast recordings but this is not one of them. Tim Curry was a perfect narrator in the original book. The second, which is the only version available on Audible, retains Curry's narration but replaces the dialogue with different actors as well as adding sound effects throughout. The first was done in its entirety by Tim Curry. There are two versions of 'The Bad Beginning'. ![]()
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