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alyshadeshae's review
5.0
Just the cover gives me the creeps. I've never been fond of ventriloquist dummies and I think this is why! *horrified shivers*
afinalgirl's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
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iām giving this a 3/5, because it took such a long time for anything to happen and when it did it definitely was creepy but it was pretty much at the end of the book. it was a fun set up, but the bickering twins were horrible, and i honestly thought slappy was meant to be the ~bad guy! ā£
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it reminded me of monster blood in a way, in that most of the book seemed to be about kids arguing and conflict and nothing actually eerie happening.ā£
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we listened to this on another brisbane trip, nova (6) is obsessed with listening to goosebumps books but wanted me to turn it off when it started getting creepy š¤” i did not turn it off - kid needed closure! ā£
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iām giving this a 3/5, because it took such a long time for anything to happen and when it did it definitely was creepy but it was pretty much at the end of the book. it was a fun set up, but the bickering twins were horrible, and i honestly thought slappy was meant to be the ~bad guy! ā£
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it reminded me of monster blood in a way, in that most of the book seemed to be about kids arguing and conflict and nothing actually eerie happening.ā£
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we listened to this on another brisbane trip, nova (6) is obsessed with listening to goosebumps books but wanted me to turn it off when it started getting creepy š¤” i did not turn it off - kid needed closure! ā£
kannady1's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting book. However in previous books, Slappy was known to be an antique and rare dummy, however in this book there just so happens to be another one almost exactly the same, seems a little to well placed. However, the book is getting a 3/5 because Slappy hurt a dog.
iris_adrienne_knight's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
valandsomebooks's review
3.0
This story reiterated my fear of creepy dolls! Fun and easy to listen to as an audiobook.
thegrimhobbyist's review
4.5
Finally, another Goosebumps I actually quite enjoyed as much as Welcome to Dead House! I had high hopes for this one, but was scared my hopes would get crushed. Thankfully, that fear was unwarranted.
The writing for this one was pretty solid, which I'm glad for. Even the cliff hanger endings of chapters to get you to turn the page weren't as annoying. Stine found his rhythm and gave us suspense without the need to drag it out from chapter to chapter.
I do question a clue being ignored in this one about the dummy, but perhaps this was a decision of the character not to speak up. I don't want to give too much away, so that's all I'll say about it. Also, the twins were a bit annoying - especially Lindy, but I get the sibling - especially twin - rivalry and competitiveness. I have twin cousins that did this often when we were kids. I just personally find it annoying. I also found a repeated line said by one of the characters towards the end of the book rather annoying.
The ending was great for a classic horror ending and I can't wait to get to the second of these Living Dummy books!
The writing for this one was pretty solid, which I'm glad for. Even the cliff hanger endings of chapters to get you to turn the page weren't as annoying. Stine found his rhythm and gave us suspense without the need to drag it out from chapter to chapter.
I do question a clue being ignored in this one about the dummy, but perhaps this was a decision of the character not to speak up. I don't want to give too much away, so that's all I'll say about it. Also, the twins were a bit annoying - especially Lindy, but I get the sibling - especially twin - rivalry and competitiveness. I have twin cousins that did this often when we were kids. I just personally find it annoying. I also found a repeated line said by one of the characters towards the end of the book rather annoying.
The ending was great for a classic horror ending and I can't wait to get to the second of these Living Dummy books!
lipah's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0