A review by laurenleigh
The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket

dark funny mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

You know what’s great to listen to when your attention span feels very small? Short middle-grade novels! I couldn’t resist listening to the next book in the series. The first book was a bit chaotic, with the full cast and all the sound effects. I much prefer this one, with just Tim Curry. He’s amazing, of course. This installment made me remember another aspect of the Lemony Snicket genius. He delightfully breaks the fourth wall, but in a special way that adds a whole other dimension to the story. I remember how that grows with the series, so that Lemony Snicket becomes another plot line, like a story within a story. It’s a brilliantly subversive way to make the reader question “reality,” and it reminds me of how Lolitastarts out. I love this convention of making the author yet another character in the story.
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