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The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Bk 2)
The Reptile Room - A Series of Unfortunate Events, Bk 2
Author: Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist (Illustrator)
ISBN-13: 9780064407670
ISBN-10: 0064407675
Publication Date: 9/30/1999
Pages: 208
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 401 ratings
Publisher: HarperCollins
Book Type: Hardcover
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37 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

reviewed The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Bk 2) on + 18 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
Another excellent read for 3rd grade and up!
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Helpful Score: 3
The second part of the series, a fun read with subtle humor.
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Helpful Score: 2
It got tiring after a while, all the bad things that kept happening. And that's just in book two. Imagine 11 more books like it.
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Helpful Score: 1
My 11 year old daughter with a wacky sense of humor absolutely loves this series and this book was no exception!
katethegreat avatar reviewed The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Bk 2) on + 69 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Another good installment in the Series of Unfortunate Events. There are some shockingly violent references, so maybe not for grade school kids, but well written and an interesting story.
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Helpful Score: 1
Wonderful series. It may be more appropriate for older children (middle school age) and young adults than for elementary school age children, as it is rather a dark series. I found it quite humorous.
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My granddaughter is into this series and loved this book. In fact, she keeps coming back to it. The story line, for me, is depressing but she just giggles and laughs through it. I am a little put off by the story line, but I could get used to it and think this is a very good set of books to show readers how it really can be worse for the other guy in life.
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I really like the Series of Unfortunate Events. It's only my second book but i'm looking forward to reading all of them.
barbj avatar reviewed The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Bk 2) on + 9 more book reviews
My kids love the series!
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Loved the book. Used it in my classroom for book clubs for both 4th graders and 6th graders and both age groups really enjoyed the book. Especially the boys!!!!!
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I loved all of the books in this series. Much much better than the movies. This one is one of my favorite of them.
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This is book 2 in a series of very unfortunate events for three orphaned children. An enjoyable read. Reviewed by my son who actually read the series.
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Great entertaining book!
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A very good adventure!
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My 2 kids loved this series.
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The second in the series. Great fun for kids.
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an enjoyable read for younger readers, quite depressing.
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This book is sooo good. I love all of the books. They're great
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Brilliant.
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Great book. Adds depth to the first.
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I really love the character of Uncle Monty. I liked this book a bit more than the first one.
FeliciaJ avatar reviewed The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Bk 2) on + 136 more book reviews
This book is my favorite (so far) of the Series of Unfortunate Events. It is a whodunit in which the Baudelaire orphans must solve a murder mystery in order to convince the clueless adults Count Olaf is up to no good.

I really loved the character of Uncle Monty and was saddened by his fate. What imaginative child wouldn't love living with a cheerful uncle in a house filled with books and reptiles?
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This book is fun. It's kind of like the 'BOXCAR CHILDREN' dropped into the Twilight Zone. It has interesting characters and helps build vocabulary in a unusual way. There is a mystery that builds throughout the series.
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Book 2 in the series. Loved by kids of all ages.
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Great story - highly recommend it.
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Great story..
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great for kids or adults
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Those poor Baudeliares have disaster after disaster and all because of that mean Count Olaf!
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This is another great volume in a series of unfortunate events. My daughter, age 7, and I loved it. One of the kinder volumes in the series.
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This is the second of 13 books caled the 'Series of unfortunate events.'
By Lemony Snicket. This available only in Paperback. 190 pages. 13 chapters.
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Publisher's Note
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 reappearance 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

Synopsis

Having escaped from the evil Count Olaf--for the moment--in BAD BEGINNING, the Baudelaire orphans settle in with their new guardian, Uncle Monty, a kindly snake specialist. Unfortunately, these deeply luckless children have not heard the last from Count Olaf, who returns, horrifyingly, in the guise of Uncle Monty's new assistant. Instead of an astounding trip to Peru with their wonderful uncle, the Baudelaires must contend with the evil count's most nefarious schemes yet. This is the second in the bestselling 13-book series.
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my daughter finished the book in record time!
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The best book of the series, hilarious and geniously written
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Love the series
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this book is brand new never been read
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This is for April.