Reader Series: 'The Reptile Room,' Lemony Snicket
This is the second post in a series leading up to the premiere of Netflix's 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' on January 13, 2017. The series will cover each of the 13 books and 'Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography.' Be warned: there are spoilers ahead. The Reptile Room , the second installment of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, continues the darker themes that will remain throughout the series and solidly cements Count Olaf's villainy. With Count Olaf having escaped in the first book, Mr. Poe finds a new guardian for the Baudelaire siblings. This time, although we know Mr. Poe does hardly any research into guardians or legal jargon, Mr. Poe seems successful in his attempt to find a proper guardian. Dr. Montgomery Montgomery, a herpetologist (that's the study of reptiles), would indeed be the ideal guardian for the Baudelaires, valuing Klaus' love for books, Violet's talents as an inventor, and Sunny's interes...