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lcourage's review against another edition
dark
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
ellsinore's review against another edition
4.0
I never read these as a kid. I was way beyond Kid Stage when the Goosebumps books were published. But I recently read a posting by someone who was reading them again for nostalgia. So I figured, sure, why not? This is my second one and will definitely be my last.
The stories are short and sweet and I definitely enjoy the fact that the two I've read finish with the definite feeling they are not finished!
But I just can't do one more minute of siblings! OMG! "He's touching me!" "No I'm not!" "Did too!" "Did NOT!" I admit, it's not so often I couldn't continue. But it's enough I'm not setting myself up for it again!
My 4-star review has nothing to do with that, though. I'm pretty sure if there were no such episodes, this is the rating I'd give the writing and the story.
The stories are short and sweet and I definitely enjoy the fact that the two I've read finish with the definite feeling they are not finished!
But I just can't do one more minute of siblings! OMG! "He's touching me!" "No I'm not!" "Did too!" "Did NOT!" I admit, it's not so often I couldn't continue. But it's enough I'm not setting myself up for it again!
My 4-star review has nothing to do with that, though. I'm pretty sure if there were no such episodes, this is the rating I'd give the writing and the story.
theculturevulture's review against another edition
Goosebumps #2 a fun take on The Fly.....more the Vincent Price version than the Cronenberg movie although that would be interesting as a kid's book.
peggysalamon's review against another edition
3.0
Read for my brother's show in London. For kids. A bit scary for me too :)
cestsibon's review against another edition
4.0
i laughed more than i got creeped out this was so fun. if my dad had told me to stay out of the basement when i was a kid i’m damn sure going to disobey my unhealthy amount of curiosity and stay out of the basement. especially if he’s a mad scientist.
best spoilery but non-spoilery lines without context:
“i’m trying to build a plant that’s part animal” is where i’d have gotten off the crazy train
“give me the axe!!”
“margaret, im your father”
“EAT IT!!”
my two favorite parts of this were where their dad tried to feed them some gross green stuff for lunch in the most insistent, evil, and maniacal way ever. id have thrown that shit in his face and ran the hell out of that house
best spoilery but non-spoilery lines without context:
“i’m trying to build a plant that’s part animal” is where i’d have gotten off the crazy train
“give me the axe!!”
“margaret, im your father”
“EAT IT!!”
my two favorite parts of this were where their dad tried to feed them some gross green stuff for lunch in the most insistent, evil, and maniacal way ever. id have thrown that shit in his face and ran the hell out of that house
geenahnola's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
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? No
3.0
driven_by_happy's review against another edition
3.0
This book is the second in the classic goosebumps series. If I had read this one first I might have stopped reading the series altogether.
A brother and sister have a scientist for a father and a mother who has to be away from the house for an indefinite amount of time. Their father was fired weeks earlier. He had been spending a lot of time with his experiments and less time with his kids. It doesn't seem to worry their mother because she has complete trust in her husband to take care of things while she is away. After the siblings find out more about what their father is doing, he begins to share some of his experiments with them. He actually fills two bowls of green slop. When the kids don't eat it he actually says, "You are my guinea pigs." I don't care if you are the best father in the world, if I knew what he was working on "in the basement" I would never eat anything he asked me to eat. That draws a line with me. Even if it's for a story.
A brother and sister have a scientist for a father and a mother who has to be away from the house for an indefinite amount of time. Their father was fired weeks earlier. He had been spending a lot of time with his experiments and less time with his kids. It doesn't seem to worry their mother because she has complete trust in her husband to take care of things while she is away. After the siblings find out more about what their father is doing, he begins to share some of his experiments with them. He actually fills two bowls of green slop. When the kids don't eat it he actually says, "You are my guinea pigs." I don't care if you are the best father in the world, if I knew what he was working on "in the basement" I would never eat anything he asked me to eat. That draws a line with me. Even if it's for a story.
thelitescape's review against another edition
2.0
Was engaging read for the most part, however ending was kind of lame imho.
shash_214's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.0