Unfortunate Events series question here!?

i haven't read any of thses books.

but my question is do i have to start reading from the first book or will i be able to understand the story if i start reading another book (the hostile hospital).have you read any books form the series?were they good. what was it about?

Unfortunate Events series question here!?violin

DEFINATELY read the first book... you will need to understand nearly anything about the book.

It is a great series about 3 rich orphans whose parents had just died. In the first book they come into the possesion of Count Olaf a crazy man out to get their fortune for himself. Count Olaf tries to get the money from the orphans many ways including killing the children and trying to marry one of them. Long story short... he doesn't give up no matter how hard he tries... All the orphans have to do however is survive until Violet is 18... she is the oldest... Its a great series i hope you enjoy reading as much as i did.

EDIT: I Personally liked The Reptile Room The Best

Unfortunate Events series question here!?chinese theater opera theater

You should start from the begginging. In Hostil Hospital, there aree very improtant things that you may not understand if you don't haven't read the other ones.

You can skip some like Carnivoruse carnival.
if you want to get everything from the books, read them from the beggining. Unfortunately everything from one to five are pretty much the same story with different charachters and stuff, so you can start after five and be okay. I would start with the austere academy if you want to start in the middle somewhere.The books are ausome, by the way!!!!!
Well, I guess if you wanted to you could start from number 8. You might understand the story deeper by starting at THE BAD BEGINNING...but either way is fine. I have read all 13, and enjoy them. They are about 3 orphans with the mysterious fire with the death of their parents. Read them all!