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paulabrandon's review against another edition
3.0
One of the later Fear Street entries, and subsequently a weaker, quicker effort, but still silly fun. Marty is a basketball player who accidentally kills a cat that has been living in the gym and irritating the basketball players. Soon, the whole school hates him - and cats seem to start attacking him wherever he goes! This feels much more Goosebumps-y than Fear Street. The characters are shallow, of course, but they usually are in this series. As was typical at this point in the series, there's an out-of-nowhere supernatural explanation for all the shenanigans. (Something the reboots are annoyingly doing).
At a scant 132 pages, this has zero depth, but it should fit the bill for a quick midnight read.
At a scant 132 pages, this has zero depth, but it should fit the bill for a quick midnight read.
burialshroud's review against another edition
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
scarlycake95's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
deepfreezebatman's review against another edition
3.0
The series 2000 seem more intense than the other Goosebumps series. I liked this one more than The Horror of the Black Ring (#18), but so far my favorites of this series would have to be Bride of the Living Dummy (#2), The Haunted Car (#21) and Slappy's Nightmare (#23).
sunshowerm's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
atlantic_reader_wannabe's review against another edition
3.0
As much as I adore black cats (my last cat was a black one and the sweetest cat ever!) this book seemed like it should have been longer and better written which is why I not gave it 3 stars. It just wasn't worthy of a black cat, at least to me it seemed that way. Black cats are the stuff of legend. Back when I was reading R. L. Stine,I thought this book was great and I got a chill from black cats, but now I'd rather be a proud owner of a black cat instead of reading as book about a horror story involving one.
odinblindeye's review against another edition
2.0
Goosebumps. This is the series that kept me reading through my childhood. More than any other series, Goosebumps kept me interested in reading, and R.L. Stein is a wonderful children's writer. I applaud his efforts, and can't express enough my gratitude for the series.
jkropik06's review against another edition
3.0
3 Stars. I don't even know why I enjoyed this weird ass book, but it was good.