• The Reptile Room

  • A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 2
  • By: Lemony Snicket
  • Narrated by: Tim Curry
  • Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,790 ratings)

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The Reptile Room

By: Lemony Snicket
Narrated by: Tim Curry
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Publisher's summary

Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky.

In the first two books alone, the three youngsters encounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, a disastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune, a lumpy bed, a deadly serpent, a large brass reading lamp, a long knife, and a terrible odor.

In the tradition of great storytellers, from Dickens to Dahl, comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted. Never before has a tale of three likeable and unfortunate children been quite so enchanting, or quite so uproariously unhappy.

©1999 Lemony Snicket (P)2001 Random House, Inc.

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Such a great book! I recommend the series to everyone and the narration is great. Also watch, the series on Netflix.

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Really enjoyed the story, would like multiple voices performing again and a better Violet one.

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Clever Writing

These books are fantastic, and Tim Curry is wonderful as the narrator. I recommend them to everyone.

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Wicked Fun

Loved book 2 in this series. I love how the story starts so happily and quickly turns dark. The children can tell Count Olaf is up to his old tricks, but the other characters have blinders on. Loved how Sunny's character develops and hearing her say real words. Such a fun relationship between Sunny and the Incredibly Deadly Viper. Looking forward to book 3!

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Tim Curry and Lemony Snicket = brilliant

such a great story to listen to! Tim Curry does a brilliant job narrating. the story is dark and humorous, and curry captures it perfectly.

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Good but no Warburton

love the story. I give it 4 because Tim Curry is very talented, but I've grown attached to Patrick Warburton as Lemony Snicket. Nothing else can completely satisfy now.

I also felt this was MUCH better than the full cast version.

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😃😜funny😃😜

I love this book and I love this book series. Tim Curry is a good narrator for this book LOL

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Great for kids

Would you listen to The Reptile Room again? Why?

Yes! My boys were completely engaged in this story... They loved Tim Curry's narration.

What did you like best about this story?

The boys said the loved the adventure.

What does Tim Curry bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

A great voice

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As fantastic as the first!

Tim Curry narrates this full story (where’s a full cast narrates the Bad Beginning) but it is beautifully narrated and a delightful story. Highly recommend!

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Tim Curry is amazing

Love Curry's character voices and interpretation. He really fits the tone of the book. It's the only audiobook series where I've never found the reader annoying or distracting. Quite the opposite: I couldn't read the books now without hearing Curry's voice in my head! So good.

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