Book Review: The Reptile Room
Originally posted on my old blog on November 20th, 2004:
This is the second edition in this unconventional children's series. As with the first book, I listened to this one in audio format to and from work. Also, as with the first book, I found it somewhat frustrating. The author, using the fairly silly pen name of Lemony Snicket, has a refreshing writing style that does not talk down to his readers, making the books enjoyable for adults as well as children. Unfortunately, the story lives up to its name - its a series of unfortunate events. One would like, just once, for something nice to happen to the Baudelaire orphens.
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