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readwitray's review against another edition
4.0
Reliving my childhood nostalgia with rereading the goosebumps series and their still as fun as ever!
transcendent's review against another edition
4.0
strong 3 light 4 stars
reminder that this is a book made for adolescents, and it certainly reads like one!
I loved this book growing up and I can certainly see why, the twists and turns of any Goosebumps book certainly gives you .well you know. Goosebumps.
I honestly don't remember if this camera makes a return in later books, but I'll be periodically reading some others that I remember enjoying seeing how well this book actually held up against the test of time.
reminder that this is a book made for adolescents, and it certainly reads like one!
I loved this book growing up and I can certainly see why, the twists and turns of any Goosebumps book certainly gives you .well you know. Goosebumps.
I honestly don't remember if this camera makes a return in later books, but I'll be periodically reading some others that I remember enjoying seeing how well this book actually held up against the test of time.
hidekisohma's review against another edition
3.0
So the Goosebumps series has a special place in my heart. Back when i was in around 4th grade i didn't read a whole lot. all the books they made us read were terrible and depressing. Books like "Where the red fern grows". They told us that these were "The best books and classics" so as a kid i figured "well if these were the best, other books must be REALLY bad'. However, i decided to give the goosebumps series a try, and i remember as a kid loving them. in fact, they quickly became some of the only books i'd read.
Fast forward 20+ years and i found myself wanting to pick up a goosebumps book again to see if they were as good as i remembered. and Honestly.... this one wasn't bad.
Short version is, kids find a camera that shows a terrible thing that's going to happen to the person who gets their picture taken. simple, yet effective.
As it's a short J story it can't go into TOO much detail or character development, but for what it shows, i had a good time. the characters could get a little annoying at times, but due to the sheer brevity of the book, i didn't have time to get too annoyed.
It gave just enough details to explain what was going on without going overboard and you could definitely imagine the world despite its limited page count.
It's meant for kids so it doesn't go too bad with the creepy factor, but there are definitely some parts where you could be creeped out if you were a kid.
I definitely have a desire to go back and read more of these and definitely will in the future. all in all, not bad. creepy story with a creepy camera.
3.5 out of 5 rounded down to a 3.
Fast forward 20+ years and i found myself wanting to pick up a goosebumps book again to see if they were as good as i remembered. and Honestly.... this one wasn't bad.
Short version is, kids find a camera that shows a terrible thing that's going to happen to the person who gets their picture taken. simple, yet effective.
As it's a short J story it can't go into TOO much detail or character development, but for what it shows, i had a good time. the characters could get a little annoying at times, but due to the sheer brevity of the book, i didn't have time to get too annoyed.
It gave just enough details to explain what was going on without going overboard and you could definitely imagine the world despite its limited page count.
It's meant for kids so it doesn't go too bad with the creepy factor, but there are definitely some parts where you could be creeped out if you were a kid.
I definitely have a desire to go back and read more of these and definitely will in the future. all in all, not bad. creepy story with a creepy camera.
3.5 out of 5 rounded down to a 3.
spiritedaway_cat's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
willwork4airfare's review against another edition
4.0
I loved these books as a kid, and I can absolutely see why, but it didn't have quite the same magic for me this time around. The writing struck me as so funny because it's very basic and tells more than it shows, but I can totally see the influence in all the scary stories I used to write in second and third grade.
Say Cheese and Die is exactly what it sounds like, the story of a haunted camera. I wasn't sure what to expect from Goosebumps as far as actually violence or scares, but I wasn't disappointed by the content. The book did a very compelling job of keeping me in suspense after every chapter and I couldn't wait to race to the end to find out what happened.
I highly recommend to younger readers, especially with Halloween right around the corner. I enjoyed the book enough to check out some others that I remember from the Goosebumps series, I'm especially keeping an eye out for those choose-your-own stories.
Say Cheese and Die is exactly what it sounds like, the story of a haunted camera. I wasn't sure what to expect from Goosebumps as far as actually violence or scares, but I wasn't disappointed by the content. The book did a very compelling job of keeping me in suspense after every chapter and I couldn't wait to race to the end to find out what happened.
I highly recommend to younger readers, especially with Halloween right around the corner. I enjoyed the book enough to check out some others that I remember from the Goosebumps series, I'm especially keeping an eye out for those choose-your-own stories.
lalauren04's review against another edition
4.0
I was packing up the loft in my parents house, and found my whole collection of Goosebump books from when I was a kid. I couldn't believe it! I used to love these books, so I pulled one out of the collection and just sat there and read it. Say Cheese and Die! was the one I'd picked, and I actually remembered parts of the story as I was reading it. It was certainly a blast from the past. Okay, so I wasn't even slightly scared this time around at almost 21 years old, but I certainly remembered being terrified as a kid. They're primarily for children, and they were much better when I was a kid, but they make up a huge part of my childhood and I'm so pleased to have found them again!
fernandame's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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
3.0
mrs_j_will's review against another edition
5.0
Check out our Goosebumps book club, Welcome to Deadhouse on YouTube. Here is our review of Say Cheese and Die!: https://youtu.be/R2bBGRGBFeg.
Full book club playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO0Ln1uPMnlZlHslUisZHOb50SYAVl5B6
Follow us on Twitter:
Book Club: @GBCGhostNextDoor
Jennifer - @Coffee_With_Jen
Mandi - @aglitermacaroon
Full book club playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO0Ln1uPMnlZlHslUisZHOb50SYAVl5B6
Follow us on Twitter:
Book Club: @GBCGhostNextDoor
Jennifer - @Coffee_With_Jen
Mandi - @aglitermacaroon
fictional_arsonist's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
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? Yes
2.5
Rating: 5.40
birvin15's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0