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The Reptile Room

by Lemony Snicket

1999•Comedy•192 pages

Taste attributes: comedymysteryfamilyadventurefastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarysimplelinearglossyrescue/escape/jeopardyinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeAn accessible, heightened comic novel: good-natured and fast-moving. Best if you like escapism over depth.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.2 / 5

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About This Book

Book 2 of A Series of Unfortunate Events. The three unluckiest children in the world return for another misfortunate adventure. The Baudelaire children survived their first encounter with the dastardly and scheming Olaf, but the Count doesn't give up easily. Nor does the Baudelaire luck ever seem to improve.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ComedyMysteryFamilyAdventureRescue/escape/jeopardyInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

Adventure and adventurersHumorous storiesBrothers and sistersOrphansJuvenile fictionChildren's storiesCounts and countessesHumorous fiction

Details

Author
Lemony Snicket
Published
1999
Pages
192
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