The Reptile Room

Resumen del libro

If you have picked up this book with the hope of finding a simple and cheery tale. I'm afraid you have picked up the wrong book altogether. The story may seem cheery at first, when the Baudelaire children spend time in the company of some interesting reptiles and a giddy uncle, but don't be fooled. If you know anything at all about the unlucky Baudelaire children, you already know that even pleasant events lead down the same road to misery.

In fact, within the pages you now hold in your hands, the three siblings endure a car accident, a terrible odor, a deadly serpent, a long knife, a large brass reading lamp, and the reappearance of a person they'd hoped never to see again.

I am bound to record these tragic events, but you are free to put this book back on the shelf and seek something lighter.

Biografía del autor

Según él mismo, tuvo una infancia inusual, una juventud desconcertante y una adultez abatida. Lo único que se sabe oficialmente de él es que es el autor y protagonista de algunos de los libros juveniles de mayor éxito de los últimos años, como Una serie de catastróficas desdichas. Extraoficialmente, "Lemony Snicket" es el seudónimo de Daniel Handler, un guionista y escritor norteamericano.