Title: I Killed the Man Who Wrote This Book
Author: Theodore Ficklestein
Type: Poetry
Page Count/Review Word Count: 72
Rating: 8/10
Theodore Fickelstein – I Killed the Man Who Wrote This Book
Disclaimer: While I aim to be unbiased, I received a copy of this for free to review.
This is a rare thing – a book of contemporary poetry that I enjoyed. It’s playful free verse about Hallowe’en, a refreshing collection worth reading.
Theodore Fickelstein – This Book Needs A Title (Volume II)
Title: Attack of the Jack-O’-Lanterns
Author: R. L. Stine
Type: Fiction
Page Count/Review Word Count: 124
Rating: 7/10
R. L. Stine – Attack of the Jack-O’-Lanterns
And so, my series of Goosebumps reviews continues, and yet again we have pretty much your stereotypical Stine story. And, in stereotypical Stine fashion, the book’s protagonists are fundamentally unlikeable, motivated only by a childish desire for revenge against their ‘enemies‘, two equally unlikeable kids who pranked them at Halloween.
Still, it’s a page-turner, and it’s reasonably enjoyable as an adult – you could happily read it to kids, but maybe not before bedtime. It’s also quite a good book to give to them if you don’t want them to go trick or treating on Hallowe’en. I always hated doing that.
R. L. Stine
