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Summary: A Snake-ish Read
Review: Book the Second of unlucky thirteen, Lemony Snicket presents to us the [continued] tragic story of the Baudelaire children as they move to another relative's home. In the first book of the series, "The Bad Beginning", we are introduced to the three Baudelaire children: Violet, a clever girl with a penchant for inventing things; Klaus, a lover of books; and Sunny, the youngest Baudelaire who loves to bite anything and everything. Their beloved parents had perished in a fire, and the orphans were sent to live with their relative, the dreadful Count Olaf. After thwarting Count Olaf's evil plans, however, they found themselves yet without a home and guardian."The Reptile Room" takes place in Lousy Lane, deemed one of the most horrible places in the world, and this is where our story begins. The Baudelaire orphans are being sent to live with their late father's cousin's wife, Dr. Montgomery Montgomery, a famed herpetologist (snake expert). At first it seems like things will be like life under Count Olaf's roof, but the children soon find themselves liking "Uncle Monty" (as he insists they calling him). Life has somewhat gotten back to normal, as the Beudelaire children and Uncle Monty began to make preparations for their expedition to Peru, when Stephano the hired assistant turns up at the door. Stephano...who could only be fiendish Count Olaf in disguise! What are the children to do? "A Series of Unfortunate Events" is a cleverly written series for children written in a gothic style. Snicket delights in telling his readers that things are bound to get worse for the Beaudelaire children as the story progresses. This is not your typical run-of-the-mill children's book, as people get killed, threatened, and of course, the Beaudelaire children are constantly in danger of Count Olaf and his theatre troupe of henchmen. One of the most interesting things that adults will find is that Snicket will pepper the storylines with allusions to literary figures, such as Mr. Poe, the caretaker of the Beaudelaire fortune. He also does a good job of explaining some vocabulary, and certain terminology, such as "dramatic irony." For more advanced readers, this may come off as an annoyance, but keep in mind that these are children's books and you'll be fine. "The Reptile Room" is a dark and amusing tale to be enjoyed by all readers, child or adult, as we explore the situations that unveil and what the Beauledaire children plan to do to stop them.
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Summary: The Reptile Room
Review: The Reptile Room by Lemony Snickit The Reptile Room is a book about three children Sunny,Clause,Violet.They are nice smart kids but they have very bad luck. In the book the children are sent to their uncle Montgomery,Montgomery.He is a nice guy but he does not last .Sunny because the way sunny talks in a funny way.She says little word like gerpf.If you like happy stories than this book is not for you there are some nice parts but it just turns out bad.It is book 2 in the series of unfortunate evets.Book 1 is the Bad Begining.The series is based on a bad man named Count Olaf who is trying to steal there money .In the ReptileRoom he is a different person. Read the book to find out who he is.I could not put the book down.It was great.Overall I give this book 5 stars because it was very exciting.
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Summary: Woe woe misery and woe
Review: And on we move to the second book in the classic Series of Unfortunate Events. If you've stumbled onto the Lemony Snicket series by chance, I wouldn't necessarily command you to read the first book before this, the second. But you'd probably wish to do so yourself. Following the further adventures of the unfortunate Baudelaire orphans, we find our intrepid trio finally living with a relative they've grown to love. Uncle Monty (as he prefers to be called) is a herpetologist of the finest pedigree, and he offers the siblings the first real home they've had in a while. Unfortunately, misery continues to dog them in the form of the evil Count Olaf. Donning one of his many disguises, Olaf does his darndest, yet again, to get his oily hands on the Baudelaire fortune. And so forth. One of the finest books in the series, no question. And, perhaps, one of the saddest. After all, Uncle Monty is one of the few guardians with whom the orphans feel a real kinship. Snicket does a lovely job displaying their affection for him which simultaneously not making you too too terribly unhappy when that joyful confluence must break apart. Happiness is not in store for the Baudelairs for some time now. We shouldn't be wishing it too soon. Still, Uncle Monty's exit is a real blow to the series in that you really do come to like him before his removal from the book. Just the same, there's plenty to love. I, myself, was quite taken with the movie, "Zombies In the Snow", that the Baudelaires watch with heavy hearts at one point in the proceedings. Hollywood should take note - "Zombies In the Snow" may be the next big storyline to hit! For happy book involving ponies, locate one of the bazillion pony books out there. For misery, delightful redundancy, and a truly gross villain I direct your attention to Snicket's latest. Tis a wonderful read for the whole gosh-darn family (though he'd be loathe to say so himself).
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Summary: Reptiles, Collectors and the Baudelaire Children, Oh My !
Review: The Reptile Room is the second book in the increasingly popular Lemony Snicket series that is subtitled A Series of Unfortunate Events. While not quite as good as the first book, The Bad Beginning, this book still provides reader young and old alike with a fast and enjoyable read. Leaving Count Olaf behind at the end of the first book, the Baudelaire children who are orphans find themselves now at the home of another relative, Dr. Montgomery, who studies and collects reptiles. Dr. Montgomery, who is kind and loving, to the orphans is about to embark on a fact-finding trip to Peru and plans to take the three children along with him. Then a series of unfortunate events occur when Dr. Montgomery's assistant arrives. Although well disguised it doesn't take too long before the children recognize him as none other than their archenemy, Count Olaf. Readers of the first book will remember Count Olaf as a villain of great proportions who the children lived with after their parent's died. The only interest Count Olaf now has about these children is their large inheritance. As they prepare for the trip, Dr. Montgomery is found dead in the reptile room of his home where he stores his vast collection. Then the banker in charge of the children's money, Mr. Poe arrives but doesn't' realize that Count Olaf is once again involved in the children's lives and the doctors death. The children know the truth and once again fear for their lives. By the end of the book Count Olaf and his one handed cohort are once again sneak away and the Baudelaire children, with the help of Mr. Poe, must once find a home for themselves. I was encouraged to read this series when I taught 7th grade Language Arts this year and am so glad I began and continue to read this series. While they these books are suggested for young adults, I do think that adults would enjoy reading these books along with their children or even by themselves. I now look forward to continuing the series with the next book, The Wide Window.
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Summary: The Best Book Ever!
Review: Move over Harry Potter and bring on Series of Unfortunate Events.The Series of Unfortunate Event's Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket was by far my favorite book ever.
It's about two sisters and their brother going to live with Uncle Monty after living with the dreadful Count Olaf(Who is after their fortune).When the Baudelaire mansion caught fire and killed their parents, they were directed to Uncle Monty by Mr.Poe.Uncle Monty plans to take the kids on a trip,but the plans change.
The characters Mr.Poe,Uncle Monty,Sunny,Stephano,Violet,Klaus and the Incredibly Dangerous Viper make up the most exciting book I ever read.To find out more about this amazing book read Series of Unfortunate Events # 2,The Reptile Room.
You won't be sorry.
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Summary: the reptile room book review by brooke
Review: This book is the second book in an eleven book series. In this book, we find the young Bauldilair children moving to, yet another "foster home." Mr. Poe, the banker in charge of finding a home for the newly orphaned children, takes the 3 kids to live with a man named Uncle Monty, but does not realize Monty's lack of judgement.
When the Bauldilair children arrive at Monty's house, they are instantly amazed. Violet, finds that Uncle Monty has made a small area in wich she can invent, Klause finds that their new caretaker has an enormous amount of books, and Sunny finds that there are a lot of wonderful things to bite on in their new home. Things go smoothly while the children play, read and invent in the immense room filled with reptiles; everything goes smoothly that is, until Uncle Monty hires a new butler with an uncanny resemblence of Count Olaf!!!
What will happen? To find out, read the book! This book is perfect for those who are interested in mystery/adventure novels. You will become entrapped in the exciting world of the three Bauldalair children. I could barely put it down!
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Summary: The Incredably Deadly Viper
Review: Have you ever met a snake by the name of the incredably deadly viper? Well, Sunny, Klaus, and Violet have. After their parents died in a horible fire the Baudelaire children have had very many unfortonate things happen to them. There is an evel man after the very large fortune there parents have left behind and they once lived in this mans home, but now there lives seem to have gotten better. They are now living with Uncle Monty who owns many reptiles, one whom he name the Increadably Deadly Viper. Only after this very large snake bites small, little Sunny are they told that the Increadably Deadly Viper is harmless. Just as there lives seem like thay have come to peace Count Olaf shows up. This only leads to more disasters. If you like adventure, suspence, and thrill this book is for you. On a scale from 1 - 10 this book is defianately a 10.
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Summary: The Unfortunate Events were not very Unfortunate
Review: The Series of Unfortunate Event's Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket was, in my opinion, the best book in the series. It was definitely an enjoyable novel to read at leisure. After I finished the book I was ready to find out what was to happen in the third novel The Wide Window. 'Unfortunately' The Reptile Room was not extremely suspenseful, but the story was interesting. I was intrigued by Snicket's writing, but did feel that the character descriptions and getting off topic became a bit redundant.
It was certainly exciting wondering if the Baudelaire children could make it out of Count Olaf's clutches alive. Count Olaf was the children's awful first guardian who only wanted the fortune behind the name. Except this time, the malevolent Count Olaf was disguised as a scientist named Stephano. The time spent with the Baudelaire children's somehow related relative 'Uncle' Monty, who was a herpetologist (scientist studying snakes), was thoroughly enjoyable until Stephano arrived. 'Unfortunately' their time together was cut short because of Stephano, who soon killed Uncle Monty.
The Reptile Room's plot was compelling and easy to follow. I enjoyed reading this novel because of how comprehensible it was. The writing was clear and descriptive with a lot of examples, although many of the examples flowed into tales that were not included in the main story going on. Sometimes I had to reread a paragraph to understand how the information coincided with the accounts of the Baudelaire family and their fortune, but the majority of the novel was exceedingly explicable.
The language and style of the writing was a bit immature and juvenile. When the author used a large or high-level vocabulary word he also shared the definition of it with the readers, which I thought was very childish on his part. At times I felt as if I was really watching the story take place in my mind whereas at other times I did not believe that what was going on could actually happen in reality. Hence, the characters were not as realistic as I would have expected.
The books are called The Series of Unfortunate Events hinting that the story would essentially sad and unfortunate making the reader feel sympathy for the poor children. To tell you the truth, I did not feel much sympathetic feelings toward them because of how unrealistic some parts of the story made the entire novel. Even though there was comic relief, if you could call it that, the humor was particularly corny. Some people like cheesy comedy while others can't stand corny jokes; in any case almost anyone could agree that Mr. Poe's sons being named Edgar and Allen did make them laugh.
Ultimately The Reptile Room was a fun and pleasant fictional novel. Albeit the book was understandable, the characters fun to learn about and the plot described well, the immature language, the unrealistic characters and the tacky humor pretty much balances out and creates a fun and simple leisure reading book. I would definitely recommend this novel to all readers between the ages of ten and thirteen.
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Summary: The Bauldelairs are in Trouble Again
Review: " 'I am so tired,' Stephano snarled 'of having to explain everything to you. You're smart and yet you always seem to forget about this! ' He reached into his pocket and pulled out the jagged knife."
14 year old Violet is the oldest of the Baudelair Orphans. Klause, her 11 year old brother, loves books. They have a baby sister named Sunny. Violet,Klause and Sunny move into the home of Uncle Monty, a herpetologist. Uncle Monty hires Stephano as an assistant, to go to Peru with him and the children. When Stephano arrives, the children see a tattoo of an eye on his left ankle. Now they suspect he might be Count Olaf, their old evil guardian. When the Baudelair children try to explain their fears to Uncle Monty, he refuses to listen. Now the Baudelair Orphans must do everything possible to stop Count Olaf from stealing their fortune. How will the Baudelair Orphans convince Mr.Poe the man incharge of overseeing the orphans' affairs, Stephano is Count Olaf?
Lemony Snicket is an author of great talent. He ends every chapter with a cliff hanger leaving you in suspense. As I was reading this enchanted mystery I could not put the book down. Lemony Snicket's works are like movies, while reading I feel like I am one of the characters. If you are tired of happily ever after endings you will appreciate this book. Savannah C.
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Summary: The Reptile Room
Review: Are you Unfortunate because of something bad happened in your life. I Know some that are Unfortunate they are the baudelaire orphans. If you know about the Series Of Unfortunate events By Lemony Snicket. The Unfortunate events are so unlucky because their parents died in a fire at their house and they are left with an enormous fortune and a person named Count Olaf is after it... That is why Count Olaf is after it and wants it's so bad he follows the Baudelaire Orphans. And it is so hard keeping count Olaf from getting the enormous fortune. The Orphans meat Count Olaf by getting sent to his house because of the tragic ascendant of their parents died. But in this book there at a different persons house and the person that owns the house is dr. Montgomery Montgomery.
But the Orphans call him uncle Monty. Also Lemony Snicket wrote 10 other Series Of Unfortunate Events. Also Lemony Snicket is not his real name. Not much people no what his name is it is like this mystery thing...
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