The Reptile Room - Review
Link to the author's (L. Snicket) personal website
Genre: Fiction
Publication Type: Book
Tags:
- Average Age of Main Characters (14)
- Length (2 / 10)
Series: A Series of Unfortunate Events
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Blurb: Dear Reader,
If you have picked up this book with the hope of finding a simple and cheery tale, I'm afraid you have picked up the wrong book altogether. The story may seem cheery at first, when the Baudelaire children spend time in the company of some interesting reptiles and a giddy uncle, but don't be fooled. If you know anything at all about the unlucky Baudelaire children, you already know that even pleasant events lead down the same road to misery.
In fact, within the pages you now hold in your hands, the three siblings endure a car accident, a terrible odor, a deadly serpent, a long knife, a large brass reading lamp, and the appearance of a person they'd hoped never to see again.
I am bound to record these tragic events, but you are free to put this book back on the shelf and seek something lighter.
With all due respect,
Lemony Snicket
Review: Please go see my review for the series as a whole! Spoiler Alert: Mysterious, creepy, funny, often terrifying, and well remembered. See the series review here.