- Hardcover: 190 pages
- Publisher: Egmont Books Ltd; 3rd Impression edition (7 Jun 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0749746122
- ISBN-13: 978-0749746124
- Product Dimensions: 18 x 13.2 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
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Harry Potter devotees who turn to Lemony Snicket's series expecting more of the same are in for a shock. These books are pervaded by an unrelieved Gothic gloom; a miasmic air of menace and misery hangs over the pages, and nothing ever seems to go right for the wretched Baudelaire siblings, Violet, Klaus and baby Sunny. Orphaned when their parents are killed in a fire, they are handed over to the mysterious Count Olaf for safe keeping. In the first book, The Bad Beginning, the children manage to foil the evil Count's dastardly plot to marry Violet and embezzle the family fortune. At the start of this sequel it appears the hapless trio's fortunes are finally on the up. But with Count Olaf still lurking in the shadows, you never can tell.... The horrors of Book 1 are far behind them, and the children are sent to stay with their uncle Monty, a kindly soul with a penchant for snakes and coconut cream cake. A dedicated herpetologist (snake expert), he has built a reptile room which houses every variety of snake known to man - and many that aren't. He is about to embark on a trip to Peru, accompanied by his young relatives. All he needs is the arrival of his new assistant, Stephano, to complete the party. But the advent of Stephano heralds further tragedy for the Baudelaires. Death is lurking round every corner, no one can be taken at face value, and it needs all of Violet's inventiveness, as well as Sunny's passionate attachment to a snake, to save the children from a dreadful fate at the hands of their old enemy. This is the second in the series, which Snicket has promised will run to 13 in all. The books are fast-paced, flavoured with a wry humour and take more than a sideways swipe at the whole genre of children's writing - the author explains the meanings of unfamiliar words in asides, thus displaying the very condescension he abhors, and a careless 'damn' causes outrage. Despising the 'lily-liveredness of children's books', he lays on the doom and gloom with a trowel. Judging by the ecstatic response from children on both sides of the Atlantic, they'll take as much of this as Mr Snicket can throw at them. Why stop at 13? (Kirkus UK)
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After narrowly escaping the menacing clutches of the dastardly Count Olaf, the three Baudelaire orphans are taken in by a kindly herpetologist with whom they live happily for an all-to-brief-time.
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The stretch of road that leads out of the city, past Hazy Harbor and into the town of Tedia, is perhaps the most unpleasant in the world. Read the first page
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great read!,
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This review is from: The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events: Book The Second) (Hardcover)
I think this book is a great read, but as it says in the book, it isn't good for those people who like happy endings. It is quite creepy. I would call it a thriller for children. I enjoyed it loads, and I would recomend it to people looking for a new series to read!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
WHAT AN AMAZING BOOK!,
By Eugemeister "EL" (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events No. 2) (Hardcover)
I am a fan of the series of unfortunate events and this book is related to the first book. This book is about the Baudelaire orphans who are Sunny, Klaus and Violet. This time they went and stayed with a relative Dr. Montgomery who is a herpetologist who studied snakes. He treated them well and the Baudelaries were happy. But one day, the worst thing in the world happened, Count Olaf, who wanted to get their fortune pretended to be Stephano and he went in and lived with the orphans. He will do any terrible things to get the fortune. Lemony Snicket stays faithful to the first book, the Baudelaries were unhappy, the evil Count Oalf returned and the writing style of the book is unchanged. It is exciting to read this book and I will recommened this book to everyone, but be warned, everything will be unpleasant.
20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A book worth reading,
By Charlotte (Watford, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events No. 2) (Hardcover)
I went to the library in search of a good book that would keep me occupied during the long summer holiday. I picked up a book that intrigued me by reading the back cover. So with no idea what I was in for, I rented it and began to read. This book kept me on the edge of my seat. Before I knew it I had finished the book, but my holiday was not over. I looked at the front cover to find I had read the second book of the series. So I went back to the library to rent the first. As so with the second I enjoyed the first. For christmas I asked for the Series Of Unfortunate Events. I read seven of the books i had had in the series in two months. This was unusual for me, for at my age I didn't like to read. After having these books I passed them down to my younger sister, who was seven years of age, to read. But why should you read it? It's interesting, griping, realistic and is something most people can relate to. Losing parents, having a brother or sister, to fell happy and sad, and sticking together whatever happens. I could tell exactly what happens in this book, but why don't you rent it or buy it and find out for yourself.
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