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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
With Curse Of The Mummies Tomb, this is the worst book of the Goosebumps series. It was boring. Just. Boring.
Erneut bin ich nicht wirklich glücklich mit dieser Geschichte.
Drei Ferienlager-Geschichten hintereinander sind einfach zu viel, vor allem, weil sich die Handlungen wiederholen. Genauso wie in Nebel des Schreckens gibt es eine Telefonszene* mit der gleichen Intention. Lediglich die Auflösung dieser Szene ist anders.
Am meisten hat mir das Ende zu denken gegeben. Ich bin mir nämlich jetzt nicht mehr sicher, ob ich das Buch schon einmal gelesen habe, denn so eine Auflösung* gab es definitiv schon einmal.
*Telefon: anstelle der Zerstörung des Telefons stellt sich heraus, dass es nur eine Attrappe ist
Ende: das ganze Ferienlager ist nur ein Test, denn die Eltern gehen auf Forschungsreise und wollen ihren Sohn mitnehmen. Dieser Test überprüft, ob jemand Befehle zuverlässig ausführt, sie aber kritisch hinterfragt und die Forschungsreise geht auf die Erde. Ich weiß noch, dass ich die Idee richtig gut und abwechslungsreich fand, aber mit dem Hörbuch kam es mir ein wenig billig vor? Die ganze Soundatmosphäre baut einfach unglaubliche Erwartungen auf.
Drei Ferienlager-Geschichten hintereinander sind einfach zu viel, vor allem, weil sich die Handlungen wiederholen. Genauso wie in Nebel des Schreckens gibt es eine Telefonszene* mit der gleichen Intention. Lediglich die Auflösung dieser Szene ist anders.
Am meisten hat mir das Ende zu denken gegeben. Ich bin mir nämlich jetzt nicht mehr sicher, ob ich das Buch schon einmal gelesen habe, denn so eine Auflösung* gab es definitiv schon einmal.
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Ende: das ganze Ferienlager ist nur ein Test, denn die Eltern gehen auf Forschungsreise und wollen ihren Sohn mitnehmen. Dieser Test überprüft, ob jemand Befehle zuverlässig ausführt, sie aber kritisch hinterfragt und die Forschungsreise geht auf die Erde. Ich weiß noch, dass ich die Idee richtig gut und abwechslungsreich fand, aber mit dem Hörbuch kam es mir ein wenig billig vor? Die ganze Soundatmosphäre baut einfach unglaubliche Erwartungen auf.
Just read this for the memories. I know I loved this a lot more when I was younger, rn not as much.
**I read this book in participation of the Goosebumps-a-long hosted by Richard Denny**
Literally would’ve never thought the ending would end the way it did. This book is so good at the ending of every chapter it has you wanting to continue to read so I read this book in one sitting as you can see. RL Stine is simply a genius he literally has you not knowing how his stories are going to end and he has you on the edge of your seat throughout his books. he has you wondering and doing deductive reasoning while you’re reading to find out what’s going on and how to help the main character(s) and it’s just simply amazing how he tells these crazy stories in a short amount of pages. Highly recommend 5 stars.
Literally would’ve never thought the ending would end the way it did. This book is so good at the ending of every chapter it has you wanting to continue to read so I read this book in one sitting as you can see. RL Stine is simply a genius he literally has you not knowing how his stories are going to end and he has you on the edge of your seat throughout his books. he has you wondering and doing deductive reasoning while you’re reading to find out what’s going on and how to help the main character(s) and it’s just simply amazing how he tells these crazy stories in a short amount of pages. Highly recommend 5 stars.
another fantastic twist! loved this one - but I always love anything camp-related it seems! 4 out of 5 - full review to come
I think this was my favorite goosebumps read of this year (though I only read 3). It kept me on my toes and I couldn’t put it down. I just had to know what happened. It was the creepiest of the 3 that I read too.
I will say the ending was quite a big let down, but I’m also used to adult thrillers, which don’t always have happy endings like kids’ books do.
I will say the ending was quite a big let down, but I’m also used to adult thrillers, which don’t always have happy endings like kids’ books do.
dark
tense
fast-paced
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
I read this for the Goosebumps-along, a read-a-thon hosted by Richard on Booktube. More details here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MctXtA5HWSY) if you are interested. And if it's no longer October 2017, I'm sure it will happen again next year!
Plot:
This is another one that I don't remember liking as much as I ended up with this re-read. This one is about a boy named Billy who is attending summer camp for the first time but unfortunately it is not a great experience. As a kid, I wanted to go to summer camp so bad I couldn't stand it so I feel like I will always have a soft spot for stories involving summer camp. I didn't remember much about the plot of this one so it kept surprising me. Some parts were actually kind of creepy.
Setting:
A summer camp in the woods past the desert...not spooky at all.
Characters:
I actually liked the main character, Billy, quite a lot. I liked how all of his cabin mates were different from one another and I ended up liking all of them. Uncle Al and Larry were very strange.
Relationships:
I liked the growing friendships Billy had with his cabin mates, though none of them develop too much.
Writing/Voice:
I love Stine's writing and the voice was good.
Ending:
The climax was good but the ending was definitely cheese. Still very enjoyable.
Overall, pretty good. Originally rated it a 3 but I think it deserves an extra half star. 3.5 stars now.
Plot:
This is another one that I don't remember liking as much as I ended up with this re-read. This one is about a boy named Billy who is attending summer camp for the first time but unfortunately it is not a great experience. As a kid, I wanted to go to summer camp so bad I couldn't stand it so I feel like I will always have a soft spot for stories involving summer camp. I didn't remember much about the plot of this one so it kept surprising me. Some parts were actually kind of creepy.
Setting:
A summer camp in the woods past the desert...not spooky at all.
Characters:
I actually liked the main character, Billy, quite a lot. I liked how all of his cabin mates were different from one another and I ended up liking all of them. Uncle Al and Larry were very strange.
Relationships:
I liked the growing friendships Billy had with his cabin mates, though none of them develop too much.
Writing/Voice:
I love Stine's writing and the voice was good.
Ending:
The climax was good but the ending was definitely cheese. Still very enjoyable.
Overall, pretty good. Originally rated it a 3 but I think it deserves an extra half star. 3.5 stars now.