A Series of Unfortunate Events #2: The Reptile Room

Name: A Series of Unfortunate Events #2: The Reptile Room
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.59 (54 reviews)
Author: Lemony Snicket
ISBN: 9780062362681

Author: Lemony Snicket

Series: Series of Unfortunate Events #2

Narrator: Tim Curry

Unabridged: 3 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 05/06/2014

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Humor

Synopsis

NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIESViolet, 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.

About Lemony Snicket

Lemony Snicket had an unusual education, which may or may not explain his ability to evade capture. He is the author of the thirteen volumes in A Series of Unfortunate Events, several picture books, including The Dark, and the books collectively titled All the Wrong Questions.

About Tim Curry

Tim Curry has portrayed many memorable characters, most notably the role of the scientist in the Broadway and film versions of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and Arthur in the Broadway production of SPAMalot.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Riley on September 09, 2015

While re-reading this series my main question is why the hell is an incompetent banker the only adult helping these children. Like where are the police or social workers????......more

Goodreads review by Federico on March 25, 2023

Incredibly Deadly SADNESS. The Baudelaire Orphans misfortune continues. After their home burned, their parents died, and they narrowly escaped the evil clutches of uncle Olaf, Violet, Klaus and Sunny are taken to the care of a distant relative, Dr. Montgomery Montgomery, a BRILLIANT herpetologist a......more

Goodreads review by Mark on May 16, 2025

So, Celyn and I cruised on to book 2, pausing only for breath. This book sets a pattern, a formula, that is repeated in each of the books we've read so far. The children move to a new place. All the adults are idiots. Count Olaaf arrives in disguise and at some point a selected member of his theatre t......more

Goodreads review by emma on January 22, 2018

I love Uncle Monty. I love Uncle Monty. I love his coconut cake. I love the Incredibly Deadly Viper. I love the movie theater and the popcorn and Zombies in the Snow; I love Monty’s house and his shaped shrubs and his plans to voyage to Peru. I love the Reptile Room (the place) and I love The Reptile......more

Goodreads review by Cece on February 07, 2017

I love this book a lot more than the first one. I think the first book is just introduction to characters, and this one Violet especially begins to establish herself as a character which I LOVE. Also, this one remains one of the most upsetting. I'm excited to see some of these moments play out in th......more