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A review by maeverose
Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns by R.L. Stine
I don’t remember if I ever read this book as a kid, but I loved the tv show and this was one of my favorite episodes (along with all the haunted mask episodes).
I might be biased but I think it works better in the tv show. The story is the same (as far as I can remember), but it felt really slow and repetitive reading it. The first half was mostly just the main kids planning how they were gonna prank some other kids. It went on too long. The last third is the most interesting part but was still quite repetitive. But I’m not at all the target age for it so I can’t really judge it fairly. The overall story could still be fun for younger readers, I think.
Though part of the story relies on fatphobia that doesn’t really hold up to today’s standards. Considering when it was written I’m not surprised it’s there.
I might be biased but I think it works better in the tv show. The story is the same (as far as I can remember), but it felt really slow and repetitive reading it. The first half was mostly just the main kids planning how they were gonna prank some other kids. It went on too long. The last third is the most interesting part but was still quite repetitive. But I’m not at all the target age for it so I can’t really judge it fairly. The overall story could still be fun for younger readers, I think.
Though part of the story relies on fatphobia that doesn’t really hold up to today’s standards. Considering when it was written I’m not surprised it’s there.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fatphobia