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The Celery Stalks at Midnight by James Howe, Leslie H. Morrill

kathydavie's review against another edition

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4.0

Chester's off on another tangent-suspecting vegetables turning into Bunnicula's minions! The city is threatened!

votesforwomen's review against another edition

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4.0

Tbis was always one of my favorite books growing up and it does hold up as an adult. The amount of cackling I do at these dogs’ shenanigans is truly unhealthy and unhinged.

melicious52's review against another edition

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5.0

 I absolutely LOVED this whole series as a kid, and it's fun to nostalgia read them as an adult. 

joshka421's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

purpledragonfly9's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

4.0

tinylittlehobbit's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I love the noir feel of the narration, and the plot had an interesting if slightly obvious twist at the end.  Chester, Howard,  and Howie are adorable,  and Bunnicula is the best vampire bun. 

michireading's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

the_enobee's review against another edition

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4.0

Wow, this one might sneak its way into my 1 or 2 favorites in the series. A lot of laughs in this one, and some bodacious toothpick to the veggie heart imagery.

eguillotaj's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

showell's review against another edition

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4.0

Every time my daughter picks one of these up, she spends the afternoon collapsed in laughter. I really thought it was just a phase, but after three years of witnessing this, I've decided her joy in Bunnicula is here to stay. So after seeing her revisit Celery Stalks at Midnight over the summer (again), I decided it was high time I saw for myself what all the fuss was about.

Oh my goodness. It's a glorious, pet-driven, pun-ridden mess of a book and I, like my now 12-year-old, adored every single page of it.

I listened to it as an audiobook, and Victor Garber (of Alias fame) makes an absolutely wonderful Harold. He somehow manages to sound snooty and clueless all at once. Truly wonderful performance.