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Summary: Great fun!
Review: I think most children's books have depressing subject-matter. These are the only ones to just state that fact openly. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the Wizard of Oz are both generally depressing. But the Snickett books have a sophisticated sense of humor that adults will appreciate as well. I have read all five and think they can be enjoyed by people of any age.
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Summary: The Best of the Series so far
Review: More woe for the Baudelaire orphans. Uncle Monty's a dear (and he's got snakes!) but doomed caretaker. The orphans seem their happiest here; Klaus has a library full of books, Violet can invent snake traps and Sunny can play with the viper. My sons, ages 8 and 12, really like these books.
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Summary: Even MORE ENJOYABLE than the Harry Potter series!
Review: Don't get me wrong. I LOVE the Harry Potter Books, but these books just go above and beyond everything that makes a book fun to read, enjoyable, and of high quality. This book is about the three orphans Sunny, Klaus, and Violet, when they go to live with their Uncle Monty (full name Montgomery Montgomery). When a new servant (Stephano) comes to the house, he seems familiar, to familiar.... This book is slightly better than the first book (A Bad Beginning), and Lemony Snickett never fails to impress! Keep up the good work, Lemony!
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Summary: Lemony Snicket
Review: How Awsome! This was the best book by Lemony. Well, Thankfullyhe's writing a 3rd and 4th book! If you want to e-mail him it'slsnicket@harpercollins.com! See ya
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Summary: A satisfying second round
Review: Continuing in the Goreyesque manner of the first book, The Reptile Room delivers the delightfully miserable story of our three heros. A smart, and sly narrative keeps this one a page-turner, and the author's almost non sequitur mentality raise this book (and series)high above the dull, run of the mill, "kiddie-adventures". As with the first, charming illustrations head the chapters, and the narrators devilish tone helps keep the humor of the situation ever present. I look forward to the third entry in the series. Highly recommended!
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Summary: It just gets better and better!
Review: The Reptile Room is in the same format as The Bad Beginning, which is to say, it's excellent!! I love both of these books and am eagerly awaiting The Wide Window, the 3rd book in this series. Keep up the good work Mr. Snicket!!
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Summary: Still unfortunate, still great
Review: Lemony Snicket stays faithful to his strategy in the first book in this series, the Baudelaire siblings are still going through unhappy situations, the vicious Count Olaf is back, and the author's writing style remains unchanged. The book is fun to read and I recommend it to people of all ages, but please pay heed to the warning the author presents in the back cover. In essence, this warning is: if you are looking for a happy story, go search elsewhere.
After Count Olaf's plan to get the Baudelaire orphans money failed, he was lucky enough to escape. The three siblings, Violet (the inventor), Klaus (the reader) and Sunny (the biter) are placed with a relative in the country. Dr. Montgomery is a herpetologist, thus he studies snakes, and he receives the three children in an extremely friendly and loving way. Uncle Morty teaches the kids about snakes and reptiles and everyone is living happily, but grimmer times will soon arrive. Count Olaf reappears and he is meaner than before, his plot to obtain the riches from Baudelaire orphans is heinous and the count will stop at nothing to achieve his goal.The author continues using the technique of defining words that do not need be defined in his attempt to ridicule some children books. He even lets Klaus express the frustration some readers may feel when Mr. Poe is explaining to him what ridicule means and Klaus snaps back "I know what 'ridicule' means". Snicket also shows what a great sense of humor he has and he uses it to criticize some legendary classics, like Little Red Riding Hood and The Boy Who Cried Wolf. For example, in the case of the latter, he states that the moral of the story is not that people should not lie, but "Never live somewhere where wolves are running around loose". I am looking really forward to read the next installment in this enchanting series.
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Summary: The Reptile Room
Review: I thought that The Reptile Room was one of the happiest ones in the series. They are sent to live with a herpetologist named Dr. Montgomery Montgomery. Count Olaof appeared, causing unhappiness in their lives and tried to get the Baudelaire fortune.
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Summary: Snakebite Review from Alex
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The Reptile Room, the second book in a series of eleven. This book is one you'll remember. It's about the three Baudelaire children: Sunny, Violet, and Klaus. Violet, the oldest, is an inventor, Klaus, the middle, is excellent reader, and Sunny, the youngest, and likes to bite things. After their parent's death, they were left under the care of Mr. Poe. He sends the Baudelaires to live with people like the dreaded Count Olaf who is out to steal their fortunes. First the Baudelares learn there going to live with their Uncle Monty. After meeting Monty, he shows them the reptile room, a room where he keeps all of his creatures he has found. Uncle Monty's deadliest creature was the Incredibly Deadly Viper. But the deadliest of everybody was Stephano, Uncle Monty's assistant. The Bauldelaire's get a suspicion about this so-called Stephano. This book is a keepsake and I could read it again and it still would be funny, interesting, and good for families.
John Peter, Patrick, Hunter, And Chris
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