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A Series of Unfortunate Events #2: The Reptile Room
A Series of Unfortunate Events #2: The Reptile Room | Lemony Snicket
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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. Ages 10+
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Blueberry
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MommyOfTwo Loved reading these with my kids 5mo
Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 5mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So pretty 🐢 5mo
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emz711
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Omg. It's Nigel Thornberry!
Love Tim Curry

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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick
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Hopefully, I can get the dog to stop barking for 30 minutes of quiet so I can start on this one today. Nothing is wrong with him. He just likes to complain when his meatball stash runs out and he has to eat Fresh Pet & kibble like a peasant.

#AnUnfortunateReadalong

vlwelser That's hilarious. About the dog. Not the lack of quiet time. That would drive me insane. 11mo
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @vlwelser On paper, I should get lots of reading time. I live with my guy & my dog and have a job. That's it. But I'm pretty sure the dog needs to bark at me (just me) for at least 2 hours a day, so he schedules that for the time between when i get home & my guy gets home. My guy needs to watch about 5 hours of TV at home and likes me to watch with him. I sometimes "work late" to enjoy the peace of a quiet office. ? 11mo
vlwelser That's intense. Maybe you need some noise cancelling ear buds or something. One of my besties recommends the beats ones but they're for iPhone. I don't use them because girl + public transport. 11mo
Kristendontleave very good but sad one..... 11mo
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AmandaBlaze
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One more Violet, Krause, and Sunny must escape Count Olaf‘s machinations to steal their fortune. While dark, I enjoyed this book more than the first.
#TheUnfotunateReadalong @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick
#SeriesLove @Andrew65 @TheSpineView
#ReadAway2024 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳Awesome! 11mo
TheSpineView Fantastic!📚📚📚 11mo
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick You're making great progress! Feel free to read on. You don't have to wait for my slow-poke self. 😁 11mo
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 11mo
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My daughter and I listened to this on our way to Savannah for the LLS book con! Tim Curry was amazing, this one didn‘t have the full cast. Lots of fun and made the ride go by so fast! It took up 3 of the 4 hours.

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peanutnine
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Another great installment. Poor Uncle Monty 😥
Tim Curry's narration is *chef's kiss* 😘
#SeriesLove2023 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView
#2023ReadySetRead wild animal in title @Clwojick

TheSpineView Awesome! 2y
Clwojick This one was always my favourite of the series ☺️ 2y
peanutnine @Clwojick yes! It is a good one 2y
Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 2y
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Waiting is one of life's hardships. It is hard enough to wait for chocolate cream pie while burnt roast beef is still on your plate. It is plenty difficult to wait for Halloween when the tedious month of September is still ahead of you. But to wait for one's adopted uncle to come home while a greedy and violent man is upstairs was one of the worst waits the Baudelaires had ever experienced.

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Alora Yesss I totally see that! 2y
Eggs Well done 👍🏼 2y
Clwojick Yes!!!
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allycrothers
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Published - 1999
Author - Daniel Handler
Narrator - Lemony Snickett
Illustrator - Brett Helquist
Genre - Gothic Fiction, Mystery, Children's Literature, Novel
This is the 2nd book in the Series of Unfortunate event series. This addition follows the 3 Baudelaire children as they go to a distant relative of the name Montgomery Montgomery. Escaping Count Olaf, or so they think. I love this book in the series. Perfect sequel and perfect for readers!

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Second book is more scary and creepy with all the reptiles & murder 😖😰But I like the team spirit of the kids. Tough gets going 💪

#seriesread2022 #bookspinbingo #freespace

TheSpineView Excellant! 3y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3y
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#5/50
Rereading these 15 years later so I can finally finish the series. They still hold up, but I‘m also so old that I realize how annoying and unhelpful the adults are in this world. However, the ending did make me sad when they had to say goodbye to the Viper.

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#Seriesread2022
@TheSpineView 📚
I really like the first two books in the series so far, I have listened to them both. Tim Curry narrated this one and he is fantastic, as always. While these are “middle grade” books, Count Olaf is menacing enough to be scary. Threatening to cut off baby toes and all!🙀 Wth? But I love it.

TheSpineView Excellant! 3y
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Clwojick
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Well, halfway through book two I laid down for a nap, and slept for 11 hours 😂 I‘m not even complaining. That‘s what holidays are for right? And now I can stay up all night, listen to the next few in the series, and get some cleaning, or crafting done! 💖

#JumpStart2022 #JoyousJanuary

Andrew65 Sounds like you needed it. 3y
Lizpixie That‘s when audiobooks come into their own🎧 3y
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AshRaye
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I really enjoyed this book. Even though it is clear from the very beginning what the outcome of the story will be, I still found I could hope along with the Baudelaire children that this time might be different. Alas, their story is rather tragic and filled with ups and downs. This one will stick with me. I will miss some of the characters, people and animals, that I was introduced to during this story.

I wonder what is going to happen next...

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AshRaye

In life it is often the tiny details that end up being the most important.

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roseread
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Was the series that really got me into reading as a kid

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KimberlyJuracich
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Liked it

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fredamans
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So much fun!
The plot for this story was much better than the first book. I loved the reptiles and snakes, plus I am always happy for a murder mystery.
I do feel like the ending could have been better though.
This was such a delight to read still, that I immediately bought the next book in the series.

PaperbackPirate This one was probably my favorite in the series. I need to finish watching the show now! 4y
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JackOBotts
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Enjoyed reading this with my kids. Love seeing my 5 year old‘s face at the big “ah-ha” moments. 🤗 #raisingreaders

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JackOBotts
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1. Lemony Snicket‘s The Reptile Room (my son may have lost interest, but I haven‘t)
2. Night Film and The Outsider
3. Currently watching The Outsider unfold on HBO. Interested to see the plot changes/deviations with the book still fresh.
#weekendreads

Reagan I‘m really liking Cynthia Ervio as Holly. (edited) 5y
ImperfectCJ Night Film's a good one. 5y
JackOBotts @Reagan Yes! I love her portrayal of Holly. Ervio‘s fantastic. 5y
JackOBotts @ImperfectCJ it was on my TBR for years...thank goodness my book club was on board to read it. We‘ll discuss later this month. 5y
Alora This was my favourite series growing up! 5y
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JackOBotts
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Reading this one with my kiddos...we‘re watching the Netflix series, and are enjoying the heck out of it.

readordierachel The Netflix series is so charming. 5y
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“it is a curious thing, the death of a loved one. we all know that our time in this world is limited, and that eventually all of us will end up underneath some sheet, never to wake up. and yet it is always a surprise when it happens to someone we know.“

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12.6.19: The adventure continues!

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11.10.19: It‘s slow at work this morning, so I‘m chillin with tea and a book.

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10.30.19: I really love the covers on my copies of the first two books.

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rather_be_reading
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love this!!

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The Baudelaire orphans are sent to live with Montgomery Montgomery who was a distant relative.a villainous man named Count Olaf who they lived with before arrives in a disguise in an attempt to kill their guardian but fails to steal the Baudelaire's fortune.

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LibrarianRyan Hello. Welcome and Happy Reading! 5y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Welcome to Litsy 👻📚👻 5y
Slajaunie Welcome to Litsy! 💙📖 5y
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All of the above 😁

brit91 Yes! All the time!!😍📚 5y
SW-T Yes! 😂😂😂 5y
BooknerdsLife 🤣🤣YES!!! 5y
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phantomx
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Blew my mind! 😲

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mom2bugnbee
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After watching the Netflix series (which was excellent), I'm now reading A Series of Unfortunate Events for the first time. Absolutely delightful!

⭐⭐⭐⭐/⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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KristenDuck
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Why do I enjoy this series so much!?

The Reptile Room is the perfect sequel to the first book in a Series of Unfortunate Events, which I also loved. Maybe I enjoy the characters, or how short the story is, or the vocabulary! Whatever the reason, I‘m already looking forward to the third book.

In this series, our orphans find themselves staying with Uncle Monty who is a bit eccentric as he owns snakes of all kinds and his very own reptile room.

Ash.on.the.line I‘m reading through this series too! 6y
KristenDuck @Ash.on.the.line which book are you on? 6y
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jjbowenkunkler

Waiting is one of life's hardships

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jjbowenkunkler

I thought that this book was bad and only bad. The names for each character are weird and abstract. The storyline is ok but I really didn't like it as a whole.

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jjbowenkunkler
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Modern fantasy and was written in 1999. This book is about three orphan children that are about to be in some trouble. The beginning of the book has the children going to their new guardian, uncle Monty. Stephano, their arc minisious comes to take the children's fortune and in the process kills their uncle. The children set up a trap to catch him but he escapes once again

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I've read the first four books in the series in both print and audio (narrated by Tim Curry) multiple times since 2013 but for some reason, never get much farther than that. I'm determined that *this* year, I'm going to make it through the whole series *and* watch the NetFlix offering!

Currently reading the second book (print this time for the illustrations by Brett Helquist): The Baudelaire orphans are off to live with their Uncle Monty

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I love these and the twisted fun writing he uses. But yes, I also read the first few, then stopped feeling like it wasn‘t going anywhere... a bit repetitive....it wasn‘t until my nephew got to that age and read them all, that I read them all with him. 😉 6y
TK-421 I think around book 5 or maybe 6 or 7 things get shaken up a bit so it's not so repetitive, and things really get good - or, since this is the Baudelaire orphans we're talking about, things get really bad! 6y
Peddler410 The Netflix series is fun! I never read past book one when they were first published. I‘m doing them now as read- alouds with my daughter. We recently finished book six. 6y
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Book 18 of the year finished Feb 23, audio

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Purpleness
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#24in48 #bookshelfie! Super sleepy from getting up early to read, but some good strong tea is helping

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Beware of the incredibly deadly viper! #snake #newhogwartsadventure

GingerAntics I love this whole series!!! 6y
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I enjoyed this second book in the series even more than the first. It's more fun, and there's more feeling, maybe because that author has already established situation, characters and tone in the first book.
The story is simple but clever and very enjoyable.

I've listened to the audiobook read by Jim Carrey and it was fantastic. Carrey is also increasingly owning the story and it was such pleasure and fun to listen to him.

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KtheBookwyrm
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I never made it past book 3 so I‘m going to give it a go now. One down, 12 to go

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PickwickPlockPlock Definitely! 7y
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I‘m so glad I took another look at Scribd; I definitely get more than my money‘s worth out of the subscription. #audiobooks #unfortunateevents

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Congratulations @vivastory!
I'm paying tribute to the Reading Reptile! (RIP 😢).
For 10 years, I lived within walking distance to this amazing Kansas City children's bookstore. It was filled with books, paper machier sculptures, weird displays, games, and a cat. It was a big part of kids' childhoods. And through this place I saw Lemony Snicket, Jon Klassen, Jacqueline Woodsen, John Green, Rainbow Rowell, and more. ❤️💚💙💛💜🧡
#vivabookstore

merelybookish The owners are now working to create a children's book museum called The Rabbit Hole. Have you been to any of their events @vivastory? I went to a few before we moved. They were pretty cool! 7y
vivastory I will have to look into that. This slipped past me. I wasn't aware of the store when it was open either. 7y
TommieMarie74 I live in Lawrence KS and had no idea this bookstore existed. I know where my next book haul will come from!! ❤️ 7y
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merelybookish @vivastory Well without kids I can see how that would happen. It was cool, though! 7y
merelybookish @TommieMarie74 Lucy you! Lawrence is such a great town! Unfortunately Reading Reptile is close now but the owners are working on something different. Here's a link to their plans for a kids bookworld. Rabbitholekc.org 7y
readinginthedark Aw, I loved that store, too! My brother always took me there when I was in KC visiting him. 6y
merelybookish @readinginthedark It was everything you could want in a kid's bookstore. I feel fortunate that it was my neighbourhood bookstore for so many years and my kids grew up with it. 6y
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I am sorry to tell you that this story begins with the Baudelaire orphans traveling along this most displeasing road, and from this moment on, the story only gets worse.

JazzFeathers 😂😂😂 l'm listening go the audiobook read by Jim Carrey and l'm loving every moment 6y
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" The Most Magnificent Thing In The Universe Is The Mysterious" watch season 2 of A Series Of unfortunate events

scotty Good 7y
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HelloImJez
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Really enjoyed this one, especially since it has my favourite guardian from the movie in it!

#LitsyAtoZ #LetterR #MountTBR

LightAsAFeatha Ahhh I love that series so much. I read books 1-4 last year for season 1 of The Netflix show. Finally season 2 is going to come out soon so I bought the next 5 to reread. Haven‘t read them since I was like 10 at the latest lol 7y
HelloImJez @LightAsAFeatha Sameeee, I just ordered the next two so I can watch the show! This is my first time reading them, surprised how much I'm liking them actually! 7y
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HelloImJez
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If you know somebody very well, like your grandmother or your baby sitter, you will know when they are real and when they are fake. This is why, as Sunny began to scream, Violet and Klaus could tell immediately that her scream was absolutely fake.
"That scream is absolutely fake," Klaus said to himself, from the other end of the Reptile Room.
"That scream is absolutely fake," Violet said to herself, from the stairs as she went up to her room.

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