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Snicket, Lemony

The Reptile Room

193 pp. | HarperCollins | September, 1999 | Library ISBN 0-06-028313-0 $$14.89 | Paper ISBN 0-06-440767-5 $$8.95
(3) 4-6 Series of Unfortunate Events series. Illustrated by Brett Helquist. Three orphans are sent to live with evil Count Olaf, who desperately plots to secure their inheritance. In the second volume, the children find happiness with a kindly herpetologist uncle until Olaf appears to cause more trouble. Related by a (per)snickety narrator, the books' unbelievable plot turns and one-dimensional characters parody bygone dime novels, but stylistic flourishes keep the stories entertaining.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

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