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Violence
Barely any
A beloved character is murdered; handled with dark humor and sadness rather than graphic depiction
Language
Barely any
No profanity; the narrator's sardonic literary voice is part of the humor
Sexual Content
Barely any
No sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
None
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Grief and the helplessness of children in a world full of adults who don't believe them
What this book is about
The second Series of Unfortunate Events novel sees the Baudelaire orphans placed with the wonderfully eccentric herpetologist Dr. Montgomery Montgomery—who is murdered by Count Olaf in disguise before the children can be saved again. Lemony Snicket's darkly comic children's series loses a beloved adult character in this installment, wrapped in the series' signature wry humor.
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