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briarsreviews's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
5.0
I remember this one! Ahh, the nostalgia of a Throw Back Thursday review for my favourite childhood series... Goosebumps. Is it any wonder I love Halloween, FNAF, and scary movies? Really? I binged these like mad! I read some of them hundreds of times a year (literally... I have a problem and I always have).
Dr. Brewer, Margaret and Casey's Dad, works in the basement and is working on some strange project with his plants... He recently got fired and now he spends a LOT of time down there. One day, they sneak down and find out... something's growing... and it's more than just a harmless experiment.
I remember being creeped out by this one and I stopped helping with the plants for a while. I was a young kid (probably too young to read them at the time... honestly...) and it weirded me out that the plants might try to destroy my life. I am now an avid gardener and the plants can gladly take over paying the bills and working any day of the week. Have fun, guys!
This is one of the better Goosebumps books, in my opinion. It's spooky, has you on the edge of your seat, and it's just a fun read. But the dreaded cliffhanger... I feel like this is one of the few I like since it's supposed to make you creeped out and not expecting another book.
Regardless, one of my fave Goosebumps!
Five out of five stars.
Dr. Brewer, Margaret and Casey's Dad, works in the basement and is working on some strange project with his plants... He recently got fired and now he spends a LOT of time down there. One day, they sneak down and find out... something's growing... and it's more than just a harmless experiment.
I remember being creeped out by this one and I stopped helping with the plants for a while. I was a young kid (probably too young to read them at the time... honestly...) and it weirded me out that the plants might try to destroy my life. I am now an avid gardener and the plants can gladly take over paying the bills and working any day of the week. Have fun, guys!
This is one of the better Goosebumps books, in my opinion. It's spooky, has you on the edge of your seat, and it's just a fun read. But the dreaded cliffhanger... I feel like this is one of the few I like since it's supposed to make you creeped out and not expecting another book.
Regardless, one of my fave Goosebumps!
Five out of five stars.
xhekap30's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
briesespieces'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
queenofodas's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
add_a_little_spook's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror
thereadingbunny's review against another edition
5.0
This book and TV show episode is a ✨ Core Memory ✨ for me and I love it!
mcj_writer96's review against another edition
4.0
It felt a bit odd having it be told in third-person, when this genre is usually written in first-person. Probably not as memorable to me because I have such fond memories of the TV episode adaptation.
Still read it, however, because it's considered a classic Goosebumps for a reason.
Still read it, however, because it's considered a classic Goosebumps for a reason.
posies23's review against another edition
3.0
Since I'm going back to teaching 6th grade, I thought I'd read some GOOSEBUMPS.
This is the second book in the series, and it's got a TWILIGHT ZONE feel -- Dad, a scientist who recently lost his job, is acting strange, and won't let the kids down into the basement. Of course, the kids set out to discover what's going on. There are mysterious happenings, and the adults just don't seem to understand. There are a couple of creepy moments, and a clever, ambiguous twist at the end.
I can really see how a late elementary/early middle school student would enjoy this -- it's creepy but not TOO creepy, and it certainly plays to pre-teen fears. With that said, I'm a 42-year-old male, so I found it pretty tame. I will probably keep reading the series, though, since I can plow through one in about an hour, and they are a nice diversion.
This is the second book in the series, and it's got a TWILIGHT ZONE feel -- Dad, a scientist who recently lost his job, is acting strange, and won't let the kids down into the basement. Of course, the kids set out to discover what's going on. There are mysterious happenings, and the adults just don't seem to understand. There are a couple of creepy moments, and a clever, ambiguous twist at the end.
I can really see how a late elementary/early middle school student would enjoy this -- it's creepy but not TOO creepy, and it certainly plays to pre-teen fears. With that said, I'm a 42-year-old male, so I found it pretty tame. I will probably keep reading the series, though, since I can plow through one in about an hour, and they are a nice diversion.