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gobbleobble's review against another edition
4.0
The journey is more fun than the finale, but these books make me feel like a 90s Nickelodeon kid again.
theculturevulture's review against another edition
An Instagrammer's worst nightmare.
cestsibon's review against another edition
3.0
the goosebumps series is extremely formulaic and a majority of the time, the formula works. this was almost not one of those times. to that effect, i completely blame adulthood for giving me a more discerning eye.
say cheese and die is one of the books in the series i was dying (haha) to get to but it just didn’t live up to my expectations in regard to how exciting or different it would be. the spooky factor and tension were extremely high in this one so that saved it for me. however, it began to feel the same all over again, from the repeated false jump scare moments to the same endings where you know it’s not really over and something’s still fishy.
say cheese and die is one of the books in the series i was dying (haha) to get to but it just didn’t live up to my expectations in regard to how exciting or different it would be. the spooky factor and tension were extremely high in this one so that saved it for me. however, it began to feel the same all over again, from the repeated false jump scare moments to the same endings where you know it’s not really over and something’s still fishy.
amber_dusk's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
camila_gonzalez's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
littlebarda's review against another edition
4.0
Me gustó, sin duda está siendo un de mis historias favoritas de Goosebumps.
No soy ajena a las historias de cámaras encantadas, pero creo que R.L. Stine tiene una propuesta divertida. No pierde demasiado tiempo en introducciones y el conflicto está bien desarrollado. La carga paranormal es interesante. Aunque, como en otras historias, te deja con más preguntas que respuestas.
Agradezco que esta novella no tenga tantos elementos distractores o hilos argumentales que poco o nada añaden a la narración. Me parece que tiene un muy buen ritmo, los personajes protagónicos, Greg y Shari, están bastante bien, me gusta la dinámica que tienen. Sobre todo creo que Shari es un gran personaje de apoyo. Tanto así que su historia compone los capítulos más angustiantes e inquietantes.
Aunque, para ser sincera, sigue sin encantarme la cantidad de personajes que se presentan y cómo de un capítulo se van para no regresar jamás. Todos los demás amigos de Greg están de adorno.
Algo que me impresionó es que Say Cheese and Die! Es la primera historia donde hay un factor importante de fatalidad. Honestamente no esperaba que alguno de los personajes, incluidos los villanos, corrieran algún riesgo moral, por lo que me tomó por sorpresa la muerte de Fredericks.
Creo que el final cierra bien. Me gusta que termina en un tono abierto, pero trágico para los bullies. En ese sentido, es un final que te invita a una continuación, pero que si no sucede sigue siendo satisfactorio.
jena_33's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
psychologist_reads's review against another edition
I will be copy-pasting this for every Goosebumps novel I'll be reading.
On a whim, I decided to read all of the Goosebumps books. Some of them I've read before but, for the most part, I haven't. I won't be giving any stars; this doesn't mean anything about my actual opinion for the books, it only means that I don't think I can realistically, objectively rank 62 books which are not even meant for my age. I did enjoy the ones I read as a child and I am enjoying the ones I'm reading now, so that's what matters, I believe. Yes, there are some repetitive patterns and, yes, the endings are sometimes silly and, yes, R.L. Stine may not be the best of writers. Still, I feel like I have to commend him for two things in particular: first, for bringing the horror genre early on into our lives and, second, for subtly dealing with important family issues, such as moving away, a parent loosing a job, a accident happening etc. And I think the huge success of these books speaks volumes. So, I'll just be enjoying reading them in the following couple of weeks, not reviewing or evaluating them.
On a whim, I decided to read all of the Goosebumps books. Some of them I've read before but, for the most part, I haven't. I won't be giving any stars; this doesn't mean anything about my actual opinion for the books, it only means that I don't think I can realistically, objectively rank 62 books which are not even meant for my age. I did enjoy the ones I read as a child and I am enjoying the ones I'm reading now, so that's what matters, I believe. Yes, there are some repetitive patterns and, yes, the endings are sometimes silly and, yes, R.L. Stine may not be the best of writers. Still, I feel like I have to commend him for two things in particular: first, for bringing the horror genre early on into our lives and, second, for subtly dealing with important family issues, such as moving away, a parent loosing a job, a accident happening etc. And I think the huge success of these books speaks volumes. So, I'll just be enjoying reading them in the following couple of weeks, not reviewing or evaluating them.