A Series of Unfortunate Events
Book • 1999 • Kids
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Unanswered Triggers
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Abuse
Is someone stalked?
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Throughout the series, a dangerous killer stalks the main characters (children) to try to kidnap/murder them, and he shows sexual interest in one of them.
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A child is hit across the face by his legal guardian
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Is someone gaslighted?
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A recurring theme is that the main characters try to tell trusted adults about the villain stalking them, only for the adults to dismiss their claims and ignore the evidence.
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The three main characters and other children are abused a lot throughout the series
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Addiction
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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theworldisquiethere
While it's not an addiction, in The End, many characters (including minors) are given alcohol to keep them sleepy.
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Animal
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At the end of the second book, ‘The Reptile Room’, a collection of snakes is dismantled, and it is mentioned that some of them might have to get put to sleep. In the third book, ‘The Wide Window’, in the beginning a taxi driver says he ran over and killed a cat earlier that day. In ‘The Vile Village’, a crow is struck with a harpoon and injured, but is rushed to a veterinarian. In ‘The Carnivorous Carnival’, lions are starved and mistreated and are presumed to have perished in a fire, unfortunately.
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Are animals abused?
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In The Carnivorous Carnival, several lions are abused.
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Is there a dead animal?
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theworldisquiethere
A few animals are implied/mentioned dead, but it is never shown and not a major plot point.
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Are there snakes?
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Reptiles feature prominently in book 2, including a snake who returns in book 13
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Are there bugs?
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theworldisquiethere
In The Slippery Slope, two characters spend a chapter trying to avoid stinging gnats.
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Assault
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There is an attempt to force a child into marriage, book 1
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Bodily Harm
Does someone struggle to breathe?
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A deadly fungus in books 11-13 obstructs the airway
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Is someone burned alive?
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Several characters die in fires, but it's never shown happening.
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Sunny has extremely sharp teeth. They never get damaged, but it could be disturbing as she does things with her teeth that would damage most people's teeth.
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Children
Does a kid die?
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There are mentions of children who have died, and some children's fates are ambiguous
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Family
Is someone kidnapped?
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Many people are kidnapped, including children.
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Does a parent die?
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The main characters' parents die right at the beginning. Other parental figures also die.
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Does someone cheat?
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theworldisquiethere
An antagonist cheats on her husband in The Ersatz Elevator.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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The main characters' home is burned down and all of their possessions are destroyed.
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Fear
Is someone possessed?
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Hypnosis is a common theme in book 4
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Are there ghosts?
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There are mentions of ghosts/hauntings, but this is never shown to be real
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Are there clowns?
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In The Wide Window, the protagonists go to a restaurant called The Anxious Clown, where the waiters dress up in clown costumes.
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Law Enforcement
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Medical
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Are needles/syringes used?
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They are mentioned in The Hostile Hospital but not shown.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Book 8 is set in a hospital. It's a very badly-run, scary hospital.
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Mental Health
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A few characters intentionally trigger an allergic reaction
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Book 3, the character Aunt Josephine has what appears to be severe anxiety that manifests in various forms.
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Noxious
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Paranoia
Is the fourth wall broken?
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Frequently by the narrator, never by the characters
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Pregnancy
Is there childbirth?
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Book 13, not described in detail
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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One of the main characters is a baby for most of the series and is shown to be a toddler by the end. Also the final book introduces a pregnant woman who gives birth towards the end.
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Does a pregnant person die?
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theworldisquiethere
Yes, in The End, a character dies after giving birth, but her child survives.
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Prejudice
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twiceroyaldove
An androgynous character is frequently described as "the one who looks like neither a man nor a woman" and the only pronouns used for them are "it." We don't know their real gender, but we can guess that they're not an "it."
Their androgyny is treated as a physical abnormality rather than an intentional presentation.
Their androgyny is treated as a physical abnormality rather than an intentional presentation.
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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An antagonist is described as being of indeterminate gender, and this is implied to be negative.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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An androgynous person, whose gender the other characters openly speculate about, dies. We don't know whether they're trans and/or intersex, so they don't exactly count as LGBT.
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Book 1 includes an attempt at forced child marriage.
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Sex
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Forced marriage of an underage girl to her guardian in book 1, but that is shown as a plot to steal her fortune rather than any sexual motivation.
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Ambiguously sad/hopeful
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Violence
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