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A review by emmareadstoomuch
The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket
5.0
I love Uncle Monty.
I love Uncle Monty. I love his coconut cake. I love the Incredibly Deadly Viper. I love the movie theater and the popcorn and Zombies in the Snow; I love Monty’s house and his shaped shrubs and his plans to voyage to Peru.
I love the Reptile Room (the place) and I love The Reptile Room (the book).
It is unusual for me to be so teeming with love. I’m not well adjusted to it. I may overdose, or my body might reject the chemical reaction in my brain, or something. BUT I LOVE THIS BOOK.
The Bad Beginning is so great, but it is only a fraction of the level of Varied, Full Detail this series will reach. This book kind of hints at it. AND YET IS STILL NOT QUITE AS GREAT AS THE SERIES BECOMES. Which is why my rating for this book is like, a 4.75, technically speaking, or something ridiculous like that. Because it’s all uphill from here, folks.
Well, generally. Not exactly. The Wide Window is not as good as this book. But whatever; you get what I mean.
Bottom line: I CANNOT WAIT to go home for break so I can continue my reread of this series. I am more excited to reunite with these books than I am to do so with most friends and family. #Priorities, people.
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oh my GOD i love this series so much.
so much so much so much so much so much so MUCH.
what a sequel, am i right? what a follow up. if you think about it this is one of the more important books of the series.
anyway. four to five stars. not my favorite of the series but far from the least. maybe in my top 5 of the books. (how ridiculous that this series is so immense that being in my top five is fairly elite.)
review to come!!!
I love Uncle Monty. I love his coconut cake. I love the Incredibly Deadly Viper. I love the movie theater and the popcorn and Zombies in the Snow; I love Monty’s house and his shaped shrubs and his plans to voyage to Peru.
I love the Reptile Room (the place) and I love The Reptile Room (the book).
It is unusual for me to be so teeming with love. I’m not well adjusted to it. I may overdose, or my body might reject the chemical reaction in my brain, or something. BUT I LOVE THIS BOOK.
The Bad Beginning is so great, but it is only a fraction of the level of Varied, Full Detail this series will reach. This book kind of hints at it. AND YET IS STILL NOT QUITE AS GREAT AS THE SERIES BECOMES. Which is why my rating for this book is like, a 4.75, technically speaking, or something ridiculous like that. Because it’s all uphill from here, folks.
Well, generally. Not exactly. The Wide Window is not as good as this book. But whatever; you get what I mean.
Bottom line: I CANNOT WAIT to go home for break so I can continue my reread of this series. I am more excited to reunite with these books than I am to do so with most friends and family. #Priorities, people.
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oh my GOD i love this series so much.
so much so much so much so much so much so MUCH.
what a sequel, am i right? what a follow up. if you think about it this is one of the more important books of the series.
anyway. four to five stars. not my favorite of the series but far from the least. maybe in my top 5 of the books. (how ridiculous that this series is so immense that being in my top five is fairly elite.)
review to come!!!