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rkking's review against another edition
2.0
I recently got a bit of the nostalgia bug when thinking back to the Goosebumps books I read as a kid. Goosebumps, and by extension the Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark series, definitely introduced me to the genre of horror. After Goosebumps I moved onto classics like Dracula and Jekyll/Hyde, then on to the gown up stuff throughout my life and to this day. Well, this nostalgia bug got me wanting to re-collect the original 62 run of Goosebumps books, and in their first run printings because of the amazing covers. Perhaps the best part of the series was the covers. Next up;
#25, Attack Of The Mutant
Because of the cover, I remember owning this one as a kid. I had no recollection of the story though, and so went into it hoping for the best. I was let down.
This is one of the more sillier installments of the Goosebumps books. I don't expect each and every one to be beholden to child-friendly horror exclusively, but at least a smidge of creep factor would be anticipated. Unfortunately this one has nothing of the sort. I feel like it's one of RL Stine's weaker ideas, like he simply saw the craze of comic books at the time (especially with the recent introduction of Todd Macfarlane's Spawn) and thought to capitalize on it in some way. But if he tried to parody comics in general, he didn't do his research, because it feels less like an homage and more like someone acting like they know about something when they really don't.
The protagonist's ongoing plight is decently crafted though, and you sympathize with poor Skipper. But the Masked Mutant and Gazelle characters are beyond silly, and most of the plot itself is spent just wandering around the villain's lair. Again, it felt like not much effort was put into this one, simply a general idea to capitalize on a current trend.
Oh well, they can't all be winners.
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#25, Attack Of The Mutant
Because of the cover, I remember owning this one as a kid. I had no recollection of the story though, and so went into it hoping for the best. I was let down.
This is one of the more sillier installments of the Goosebumps books. I don't expect each and every one to be beholden to child-friendly horror exclusively, but at least a smidge of creep factor would be anticipated. Unfortunately this one has nothing of the sort. I feel like it's one of RL Stine's weaker ideas, like he simply saw the craze of comic books at the time (especially with the recent introduction of Todd Macfarlane's Spawn) and thought to capitalize on it in some way. But if he tried to parody comics in general, he didn't do his research, because it feels less like an homage and more like someone acting like they know about something when they really don't.
The protagonist's ongoing plight is decently crafted though, and you sympathize with poor Skipper. But the Masked Mutant and Gazelle characters are beyond silly, and most of the plot itself is spent just wandering around the villain's lair. Again, it felt like not much effort was put into this one, simply a general idea to capitalize on a current trend.
Oh well, they can't all be winners.
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reneeemilie's review against another edition
2.0
Aucun enfant ne va trouver ça ne serait-ce qu'un peu épeurant! On est très très mais très loin de La Gardienne dans la collection Frissons! La lecture incontournable des préadolescentes dans les années 90!
bekah1210's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
sleepysharon's review
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
This was a good time!
leyma_01's review against another edition
3.0
Realmente se me hizo un poco pesada hasta aproximadamente la mitad del libro. Es verdad que a partir de esta mitad se puso cada vez más interesante (concluyendo con uno de esos finales que tanto me gusta), no obstante su puntuación seguirá siendo de 3,5 estrellas :)
miss_wicca's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0