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    A Series of Unfortunate Events #2: The Reptile Room
    A Series of Unfortunate Events #2: The Reptile Room
    A Series of Unfortunate Events #2: The Reptile Room
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    A Series of Unfortunate Events #2: The Reptile Room

    Written by Lemony Snicket

    Narrated by Tim Curry

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    NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES

    Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky.

    In the first two books alone, the three youngsters encounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, a disastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune, a lumpy bed, a deadly serpent, a large brass reading lamp, a long knife, and a terrible odour.

    In the tradition of great storytellers, from Dickens to Dahl, comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted. Never before has a tale of three likeable and unfortunate children been quite so enchanting, or quite so uproariously unhappy.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateMay 6, 2014
    ISBN9780062362681
    Author

    Lemony Snicket

    Lemony Snicket was born in a small town where the inhabitants were suspicious and prone to riot. He now lives in the city. During his spare time he gathers evidence and is considered something of an expert by leading authorities.

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    • 5/5
      The narration by Tim Curry is brilliant, I wish I could find other audio books in the series that were narrated by him. He performed the book which made an entertaining book even better.
    • 5/5
      I started reading this with daughter and decided to finish this myself for now.
    • 5/5
      This was a great book. I love it a lot. :):):)
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed it. And as usual, the audiobook was brilliant! The cast were amazing in their performance. Can’t wait to read the next one!
    • 5/5
      So cool and I love mystery that’s what makes it so good.❤️
    • 5/5
      This was such a great book to listen to i Highly recommend it it
    • 5/5
      This was the best book I love the series!
    • 4/5
      Second one and honestly really liking the series but I do not see me giving it to my son until he is older because it is a little harsh. But over all great.
    • 4/5
      I expected nothing more than what I got here. Tim Curry is a fantastic narrator.
    • 4/5
      A great follow up to the first book. The childrens lives are so unreasonably awful that it makes the best stories
    • 2/5
      Just like the first book, easy to read and enjoyable. I suspect the stupidity of adults in this series is going to get seriously irritating, though. The patronising tone of the narrative seems unnecessary -- it gives Lemony Snicket a distinct character, of course, but... -- and in any case, it gets irritating.

      One thing I did like best about this book was the characterisation of the friendly snake. It made me smile. And the jokes/puns about the snake names, and not letting the Virginian Wolf snake near a typewriter...
    • 4/5
      This time the Baudelaires have a new guardian - an uncle they never knew they had. Much to their relief, Monty is a kind man who truly takes an interest in them. His house is full of books, tools, and things to bite, as well as lots of snakes. The children just begin to feel at home when Count Olaf appears. Will they escape his grasp a second time?
    • 5/5
      Tim Curry is a gem in this series. Truly astonishing
    • 4/5
      Lemony Snicket returns with another tale of the miserable Baudelaire children. The beginning of this book is not as atmospheric or creepy as its predecessor, but it soon becomes an interesting cross between a really long Encyclopedia Brown mystery and a "Who's On First?" comedy routine. Children will once again learn the importance of being clever, while adults will see just enough inside jokes to keep them snickering, too.
    • 4/5
      I don't think I have ever come across a book that is so depressing yet so full of hope at the same time. A very enjoyable instalment in the series.
    • 4/5
      A really good book of the boudelaire brothers and the evil count Okaf
    • 5/5
      Awesome!!! Every bit of it is just a delight!!! :)
    • 5/5
      OMG this was so good ❤ I loved it so much, and the narrator was Perfect.
    • 4/5
      I'm a little disappointed that they did not keep the other voice actors for this book compared to the 1st book.
    • 5/5
      Sdtaylor555/ IDIOT! It's meant for kids jeez no need to comment on everything
    • 4/5
      The story picks up with the children in the car driving to their new home. Here they meet their distant uncle, Uncle Monty, who is a pleasant and intelligent man. The children seem to have finally found a wonderful place to live after the death of their parents but, alas, that is not to be. For only a few short days later, Uncle Monty's new assistant arrives and the children are positive he is Count Olaff in disguise. The pace from the first book picks up and this second book is much more fast-paced. The dark, gothic atmosphere continues and added is a touch of Holmesian detecting as the children set out to solve the murder mystery. Both the story and the new characters of Uncle Monty and the Incredibly Deadly Viper are a lot of fun. In the words of my 7yo who said this several times as I was reading aloud to him, "This is better than the first book!" If you enjoyed the first book you will love "The Reptile Room".
    • 3/5
      Well, I can't say this one was a whole lot better than the first, but I have a feeling I will just keep reading these just to see what kind of crazy situations the Baudelaire children will end up in next. Each book starts up exactly where the last one left off, so I will probably just keep going and going until I hit #13, haha. They are such quick, easy reads. I can't say the plots have been awesome in these books, but what's keeping me interested is the new setting and a new eccentric character in each book so far (I'm on #3 right now).
      I'm starting to suspect that the main reason the author wrote these books was to teach children new vocabulary words, although he really took more liberty in defining the words in this book than the last which can be humorous when you really know what those words mean, but it concerns me that he's really going to mess up some kids' understanding of some words.
    • 3/5
      Well it's still sad and depressing but at least there were no sexual overtones and less brutal violence in this installment. So win! The second book, The Reptile Room, sees the Baudelaire siblings placed with a new distant relative - their father's cousin's wife's brother? - Uncle Monty - a herpetologist/snake scientist. Uncle Monty has a trip planned to Peru - an expedition to study snakes and find specimens for him to present at the Herpetological Society. He can't leave the children home so he plans to bring them with him. To prepare for their trip he has the Baudelaire's working on all their favourite things. Violet has to build, fix and maintain snake traps. Klaus has to read through all the Peru guidebooks and make notes. And Sunny needs to chew the long rope into small manageable pieces. Honestly the only thing I could think of at this point was - don't they have to attend school? I mean obviously not Sunny, but Violet and Klaus? It's actually starting to really bother me and I don't know how I never noticed when I first read the series. Count Olaf makes an appearance when he turns up disguised as "Stephano" - Uncle Monty's new assistant. When he finds Monty is suspicious of him (although not for the reasons he thinks - Monty thinks he's a Herpetological Society spy, trying to preempt his findings) he kills him and comes up with the new plan to take the Baudelaire's to Peru and kill them there. Honestly I'm not really sure how he's going to get their money with that plan. But there you go. As I said in my review for the first book; It was fast paced if sad and depressing but then you are told in the beginning that it would be so I guess it's my own fault. 3.5 stars.
    • 4/5
      Finished on april 7 2020. I hate coronavirus. It was ok
    • 4/5
      This is a great story. It's just too bad it had to end this way. I liked it a lot, which is odd because I remember reading the first book and maybe this one as well and basically giving my all to get to the end. Today, I blew through it cover to cover. I really liked Uncle Monty, and "Stephano" a.k.a. Uncle Olaf was a convincing villain. I really didn't like him throughout, and that's always good for a bad villain if that makes any sense.
    • 3/5
      The Reptile Room starts with a small recap of the first unfortunate event because it is important for the reader to know that Mr. Poe, a family friend from the bank, is still in charge of finding the Baudelaire orphans a suitable place to live. It is even more important to be reminded that Count Olaf escaped in the first Unfortunate book. When we meet back up with the children they have been shuffled off to their even more distance relative, Uncle Monty. Montgomery Montgomery is a world renowned herpetologist with a roomful of, you guessed it, snakes (hence the title of Book Number Two of the Series of Unfortunate Events). Of course, the snakes turn out to be the Baudelaire children's downfall. I won't say anymore than that.True to form, the stylistic pattern for Lemony's books is to constantly remind you to slam the book closed and not read another word; to go read another book if you want a happy ending. Dear reader, you also need to accept Lemony is going to define words every now and then. It's all part of the schtick. It just is.
    • 2/5
      This one begins with a preface in the form of a letter, supposedly from Lemony Snicket to his editor, establishing that Snicket is a contrivance character in this world who is trying to tell the story of the Beaudelaires.

      Short summary: the children have a brief period of happiness with a relative before Count Olaf shows up in disguise and ruins everything.

      I suspect this will be the basic summary for all the following novels.

      The following is basically just a stream of consciousness, so come and read along with me.



      Hazy Harbour! Lousy Lane! Grim River! The town of Tedia! So many awful names, so little time. Like, I literally think I’ll have to stop pointing them out because there’s so many and they’re so bad.

      This relative is their father’s cousin’s wife’s brother. Someone should do up a Beaudelaire family tree showing all the relatives these kids end up with. (Someone probably already has.)

      The description of the lawn full of snake hedges has me imagining something ridiculously phallic, because I am actually 12.

      “Count Olaf sounds like an awful person. I hope he is torn apart by wild animals someday. Wouldn’t that be satisfying?”

      Yes indeed. I hope this is foreshadowing.

      Yet again, a house full of books signifies a Good Person.

      I’m annoyed that Snicket made up all these fake reptiles, because nature is amazing and there’s plenty of interesting things about real life animals that he could have educated kids about, but nope, we get the Incredibly Deadly Viper instead (barf name).

      …never, under any circumstances, let the Virginian Wolf snake near a typewriter.

      Ok, fine, I grinned. I’m weak.

      So, I don’t really get why the kids are so upset that Uncle Monty won’t listen to them about Count Olaf. Yes, it’s annoying, but the end result is good! So what if he thinks Stephano/Olaf is a rival herpetologist, the end result is the same: no Count Olaf in Peru. Yay!

      Unfortunately, we hit the same snag we hit in the first book, which is that Klaus is an idiot. He tells Stephano/Olaf that Uncle Monty tore up his ticket.

      *facepalm*

      So instead of travelling to the dock and not telling Stephano/Olaf until the last minute and sailing away happily to Peru, Stephano/Olaf murders Uncle Monty and prepares to abduct the kids.

      Ugh, Mr Poe. Mr Poe is worse than useless. How do you not recognise Count Olaf, even in disguise? Why are you not super suspicious of everyone who tries to enter these children’s lives, especially if there’s just been a sudden death?!

      Mr Poe, you’re a banker. Not a policeman. Pretty sure you can’t arrest anybody.

      No, literally, you can’t. They’ve escaped again. Sigh.



      Still, I suppose that sets us up for another book of Count Olaf’s murderous shenanigans!
    • 5/5
      It upsets me how stupid Mr. Poe is.
      Ugh
    • 5/5
      Adding Curry to Lemon(y) makes for a yummy recipe!

      I had tried to get into Lemony Snicket books many times in the past, but they just felt dry and needed something to inject a little flavor. That flavor, for me, seems to be the rich and fluid voice of Mr Tim Curry. He has been a favorite actor of mine for so many years, that I knew of he were narrating this book then I must give it a chance. I am so glad I did! His voice and enthusiasm for the story put so many visions into my head that I can now imagine him reading any of the other Lemony Snicket books (if I can't find him narrating them on Audible 😉).

      This specific Lemony Snicket book is about the orphaned children moving to the home of their Uncle Montgomery, the Herpetologist. This seems a little sketchy for them enough, knowing the the series is about the children not having very good luck and going through a series of unfortunate events. There are many snakes, presumably poisonous, and an assistant who appears and seems familiar to the children but no ones believes them. I'm not sure if this is similar to the other books in this series, but the story started out endearing and then went a little off kilter with the climax and ending a little mushed together. I felt as though the story sort of died after the climax and it were all mush after that with the resolution being the obvious because of the way the series ties each series goes together.
    • 4/5
      Mr. Poe is really thick! Also these poor kids. I'm still enjoying these books