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I review this book as an adult who loves gross bathroom humor and has an affinity for the Goosebumps books. I wholeheartedly expected the beginning of the series to be a wonderful trip of nostalgia. I. Was. Wrong.

This was the stupidest, most irritating book I have ever read in my life. If I could go back in time to stop myself from buying this, I would. To compare these to the Goosebumps series is blasphemy. How R.L. Stein devolved to write these books is a question I’m not sure I want the answer to. This book has almost zero plot and made me want to gouge my eyes out. It was repetitive with zero character development and no redemptive qualities. What a huge disappointment.

zeropersuitofhappiness's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Good for what it is. A gross kids book. Nice to see R.L. Stine writing comedy.

annelisegordon's review

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dark funny slow-paced

3.5

bookswithbrittinee's review against another edition

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5.0

Thanks to Netgalley for this audiobook.

This was such a fun, cute, and gross (in a good way) audiobook to listen to. The perfect story for a middle school kid.

The narrator was great and there were noises playing in the background to go along with the scenes. It felt as if I were watching a movie! I loved this one so much I bought a copy for my 9 year old cousin for her birthday this weekend. I think she will get a kick out of it!

librarianryan's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

4.0

This book was nothing but nostalgia for me. I grew up with GPK cards and stickers and watching cartoons. I loved them. And RL Stein has taken me right back to that time. There were many times I felt the book was repetitive. For example, each time the narrator changed it changed with almost the same wording. And then we would hear the same story told from a different view. About the only thing I didn’t really like was the mom character. She was quite mean, and even if it was only for a few chapters, i don’t like the thought of anyone being beaten with a cane. But overall, I think kids will love this book as much as I did.

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