The Reptile Room

What The Reptile Room is about

The Baudelaire children have already come through their first brush with Count Olaf, and for a while that might seem like cause for relief. It isn't. In this second book of A Series of Unfortunate Events, the three siblings, who are said to be the unluckiest children in the world, find that their fortunes have not turned. Count Olaf is a dastardly, scheming man, and he is not the type to give up easily. Lemony Snicket tells their story with a dry, deadpan warning that things will go badly, and the fun lies in watching three clever, stubborn children keep going anyway. A good fit for readers who like their gloom served with wit.

Questions about The Reptile Room

When was The Reptile Room published?

The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket was first published in 1999.

Was The Reptile Room one of the best books of 1999?

The Reptile Room is #18 on BookWard's Best Books of 1999, out of 52 1999 books that cleared our data bar. 261 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.2 out of 5 (30 ratings).

Why is The Reptile Room on the Best Books of 1999 list?

261 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.2 out of 5 (30 ratings).

More of the best books of 1999

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban J. K. Rowling, #1
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky, #2
• Wings of Fire A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, #3
• On Writing Stephen King, #4
• The Bad Beginning Lemony Snicket, #5
• The Coldest Winter Ever Sister Souljah, #6

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