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Goosebumps 2000 #1

氐乇禺丞 丕賱賯胤

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In the light of the full moon, I saw the cat sprawled on its back, its head twisted to one side, its four paws straight up in the air.

Even from my bedroom window high above the ground, I recognized the cat.

The cat named Rip.

And I knew without going down there that I had killed it again.

Killed it for a third time.

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First published January 1, 1998

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R.L. Stine

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Robert Lawrence Stine known as R. L. Stine and Jovial Bob Stine, is an American novelist and writer, well known for targeting younger audiences. Stine, who is often called the Stephen King of children's literature, is the author of dozens of popular horror fiction novellas, including the books in the Goosebumps, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room and Fear Street series.

R. L. Stine began his writing career when he was nine years old, and today he has achieved the position of the bestselling children's author in history. In the early 1990s, Stine was catapulted to fame when he wrote the unprecedented, bestselling Goosebumps庐 series, which sold more than 250 million copies and became a worldwide multimedia phenomenon. His other major series, Fear Street, has over 80 million copies sold.

Stine has received numerous awards of recognition, including several Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Awards, and he has been selected by kids as one of their favorite authors in the NEA's Read Across America program. He lives in New York, NY.

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Profile Image for Matteo Fumagalli.
Author听1 book10.3k followers
September 27, 2020
RILETTURA, DA ADULTO, DEI PICCOLI BRIVIDI N.10

Bello pazzo questo "Piccoli Brividi"!
Parte in modo decisamente intrigante: Allison investe un gatto con la bici e da quel momento la sua vita cambier脿 per sempre. Il felino, decisamente poco coccoloso, torner脿 a perseguitarla e a rendere la sua esistenza un inferno. Ironia della sorte, la ragazzina si ritrova a ucciderlo svariate volte. Eppure lui torna sempre. Non solo: Allison si sta trasformando. Sputa palle di pelo, gioca in modo incontrollato con i topi, si lancia da metri di altezza convinta di atterrare in piedi. C'entra qualcosa Crystal, quella strana gattara di dodici anni che vive in una magione piena di gatti urlanti terrorizzata da una madre apparentemente pazza?

Tiene il ritmo per 100 pagine abbondanti (bello soprattutto il fatto che la protagonista ci descriva le sue stranezze feline, come mangiare sole scatolette di tonno, senza che nemmeno lei le ritenga strane) viaggiando sui binari del weird. Azzarda pure un'armata di gatti zombie-fantasma e poi il finale non regge le aspettative.
Tutto 猫 molto pasticciato, nel tentativo di dare una risposta a tutta la follia delle pagine prima (vaghissimi riferimenti a esperimenti insensati sugli animali) e una chiusura di puro disagio trash:
la protagonista lancia un topo giocattolo e i gatti non-morti iniziano, estasiati, a calpestare il gattaccio cattivo. Ma che? Davvero?
Nonostante sia una baracconata, comunque, 猫 molto divertente. E originale.
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779 reviews302 followers
March 5, 2022
When reading and reviewing old Goodebumps books, of course I have to grade on a curve. If it鈥檚 one I didn鈥檛 read as a kid鈥攁s is the case with nearly every entry in the Series 2000 line鈥擨 try to decide how I would鈥檝e felt about it as a kid. I think I would鈥檝e liked Cry of the Cat, but maybe not loved it. I know it wouldn鈥檛 have scared me鈥攐nly a few Goosebumps books did (The Haunted Mask, Welcome to Dead House, The Haunted School, the camp entries).

It鈥檚 not like I expect RL Stine to offer much of any substantial character work, but the characters here really feel threadbare. And this is essentially a chase novel, but there are a couple atmospheric scenes and the climax is sufficiently creepy. The ending is a bit rushed, but what can you do. Perfectly average for a Goosebumps book. Poor Rip.
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4,957 reviews171 followers
November 6, 2019
The original Goosebumps series was full of suspense and events that almost seemed horrific. However, in the majority of the books things were explained through some natural, rational, or plausible way and then the book ends with a Hitchcockian twist. If CRY OF THE CAT is any indication of what the Goosebumps 2000 holds, then things are a lot more spooky with a lot less rational explantation.

The story of CRY OF THE CAT revolves around Alison. Alison is a young girl who is involved in theatre. One afternoon while on her way to play practice, she runs over a cat and kills it. At least she thinks she killed it. When she takes it back to the owners, it comes back to life. The same cat shows up again during play rehearsal and is crushed by a set piece on accident. But the cat comes back again and starts to haunt Alison. The cat, Rip, isn't like other cats and it has a mind of it's own.

Spooky story filled with lots of interesting plot twists. Feels more frightening than some of the original Goosebumps.
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164 reviews12 followers
September 8, 2024
I'm not very familiar with Goosebumps 2000, but I knew of this one from the TV series. This book is about as similar to its TV counterpart as The Haunted Mask 2; the story structure is the similar overall, but there are several notable differences. The first one in this instance is that there's a play going on, rather than a film production. This wasn't anything to write home about, but it was fun enough and didn't overstay its welcome. I also appreciated how dark this was, though it seemed to lean a little too heavy into its Pet Semetary influence towards the end. Check this one out if you dig stuff like this and are looking for a quick, enjoyable read.
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104 reviews3 followers
July 2, 2023
It was a disgusting yet enjoyable adventure
I hate cats and this book was full of cats and bad catish events
But still it was a great book I really was shocked by the secrets and all the things
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216 reviews786 followers
June 19, 2021
I grew up gawking at the Goosebumps covers lining my school library in fear and morbid curiosity, but never mustered up enough courage to actually read one of them. Now, some 18 years later, I鈥檝e finally read my first RL Stine, Cry of the Cat, and I鈥檝e been more than pleasantly surprised.
One thing I got from Stine is that he is engaged in constant banter and strikes up rapport with readers of any age. There鈥檚 an intentional humor and gentleness to a lot of his prose, and an overall coziness and (for me) nostalgia to the way his books are written. This is undoubtedly the world of sandwich bags, school plays, and frivolity, and rather than attempt to make any broader claims or condemnations about childhood, Stine lets us simply revel in that adventurousness and vulnerability of it all. He鈥檚 an author you can laugh WITH (and AT, maybe, at some points, but all in good fun), and his use of false lead-ups and gross-out hijinks was quite endearing (though once or twice eye-rolling). And when it comes to the shocks鈥攖his was nonstop thrills! Stine is of the philosophy of throwing everything at a wall and seeing what sticks, and while, admittedly, quite a few things flop down lifelessly to the floor, there鈥檚 plenty in here to love, and some genuinely unsettling and daring horrors (I was surprised by some moments where he did not hold back when I thought he would). Yes, the characters are paper-thin and some action leading into the climax was more puzzling than scary, but overall, this is everything it promises to be, and although Stine is writing for a younger audience, some tastes of his style even ring with a sense of Gothic allure and tragedy, which was quite surprising. Still, I would describe RL Stine as unabashedly an author for kids, and it鈥檚 actually quite refreshing to see someone write this way, with zero hangups.
Overall, the experience was bittersweet, because now I find myself regretting never having opened one of these books when I was at the prime age to consume them. Thankfully, however, Stine鈥檚 writing really assured me that it鈥檚 never too late!
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593 reviews61 followers
January 3, 2021
Time to go through and re-read all of the Series 2000 Goosebumps books!
Starting off with Cry of the Cat -
I remember enjoying this book when I was younger, but only have a vague memory of the actual story. It is quite a bit different than I thought and has some pretty crazy stuff happening towards the end! Aside from the "solution" that saves the main characters from the climax of the story, (it was kind of silly/cheap), and a few other minor complaints (such as logic gaps in the story, but again, that's a common trait for all G.B., so no stars to really be deducted there), I really loved this book. I'm not exactly a cat person i.r.l. - at all. But for some reason, or perhaps because of that, I love cat stories, I think they're creepy and gross.
This is a great book and I'll be honestly surprised if many of the other books in the series are just as good or better than this one.
4.5 / 5
(Also, that ARTWORK though - One of my favorite covers!)
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197 reviews
October 5, 2023
I enjoyed this one, I wasn't really intirigued on the story's journey but I gotta admit that it's kinda scary, the story was kind of like, if you can't kill it, be one of them. not really but it's close. most of the parts are not necessary boring but just uninteresting with the auditorium scenes, didn't care for it. the whole climax is great for the most part

3.5/5
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8 reviews
June 25, 2014
Couldn't stop laughing from beginning to end, on of the corniest things I have ever read. I have no idea why I was frightened by this when I was younger! I'll keep reading this series of Goosebumps because I frankly find it hilarious and cheesy!
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6 reviews
January 26, 2016
Okay, so I saw the Goosebumps movie the other day and wanted to reread one of my books and recapture my childhood. Safe to say I probably should have kept the books firmly as fond memories, but to be fair, I am 30 years old now, and am no longer the target audience. Cheers Mr Stine, to a chilling childhood!
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161 reviews50 followers
October 27, 2013
Ughh...

I read this book before but I guess I forgot cause I just re-read it. And to me, it sucked. I used to really really REALLY like goosebumps but I've lot my taste for them. The stories are too short and like I said in my other reviews, it's pointless.

I just don't like it.
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271 reviews10 followers
August 12, 2019
This book was absolutely great until the last 20 or so pages. I have more questions then answers, still a fun read though.
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141 reviews3 followers
November 29, 2024
Best R.L. Stine book ever. I make a chart about my fav authors and update it and I can successfully say that Stine is going from #4 to #3. Definitely recommend this one. You could not find such a 馃惐astrophic yet amazingly written book with such a good plot anywhere.

4.82 猸愶笍
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365 reviews81 followers
May 31, 2022
Fatoni Maraton Goosebumps Series 2000
Buku 1 dari 25

Alison tidak sengaja melindas kucing. Namun, dia kemudian menyaksikan sendiri kucing itu hidup lagi. Sejak saat itu dia diteror kucing itu: suara mengeong tanpa wujud, kedua mata kuning di mana-mana, serta perubahan aneh yang terjadi pada perilakunya.

Kalau dilihat dari sudut pandang orang dewasa, cerita ini agak disturbing. Anak kecil yang nggak sengaja melindas seekor kucing, dan setelah itu dia trauma sampai-sampai berhalusinasi. Ya kan?

Aku suka alurnya, dihantui kucing setan. Sayangnya hanya sedikit yang berlatar malam hari--padahal ini yang aku suka dari Goosebumps. Namun, kejadian di kuburan binatang peliharaan lumayan freak sih. Ending-nya sangat khas Goosebumps. Suka.
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124 reviews8 followers
January 5, 2017
No he actualizado nada de lo que he le铆do. S贸lo puedo decir que casi termin茅 el reto de los juegos.

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3/5
Ahora bien, se desarrolla de una manera r谩pida. Tiene que cubrir toda una historia de misterio en unas pocas p谩ginas por lo que realmente los secretos van saliendo a lo loco. As铆 que si buscas quedarte con la duda mucho tiempo este libro no es para ti.
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41 reviews1 follower
August 14, 2012
Normally i never really scared easy but for some reason this one book really got to me, it's stupid now i look back on it and read but i do remember having nightmares after reading and watching the TV show. I can't imagine why now. Still its a book i love!
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June 7, 2016
there is a girl that got scratch by a master cat and she was turning in to a cat because she fell of a tall building and didn't get hurt and then they took her to the hospital and gave her treatment and she was fine but hen in the night she turned in to a monster cat.
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213 reviews118 followers
July 12, 2018
I'm pretty sure I've read every single goosebumps book, at least that were out when I was a kid. I loved these when I was 10 and don't want to re-read because I know how corny it'll be now. This was one of the ones I liked and can remember, specially because watching the episode creeped me out. 馃憖馃惐馃槀
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5 reviews1 follower
February 20, 2017
A cute, fun, and creepy adventure. Even better if you like cat's.
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125 reviews22 followers
March 31, 2013
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4 reviews5 followers
December 9, 2014
I've read most of the Fear Street and Goosebumps series during middle school. As I remember them they were amazing Scary but not terrifying, and easy to read.

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751 reviews4 followers
August 1, 2022
Ooh, I was -thrilled- with this when it first came out. I was so, so excited for a new, related series from the author of "Goosebumps." As an adult, this popped up in my newsfeed. I giggled at the happy childhood feelings it elicited, and went to read it. It's standard late 90s-early 2000's R.L. Stine fare. Most of this is gross-out horror, and it's indeed gross. I was trying to read it so I could go to sleep. The familiarity of it could help me sleep sometimes, I mean, and I have a different relationship to RL Stine's works as an adult. I was surprised at how much I remembered, but also what I'd forgotten. No part of this was scary. Some actions annoyed me. A bunch of this was gross. I recoiled as some characters were absolute jerks. This is actually a great example of RL Stine's work though, and will be a great introduction to him for anyone who's new. I'm glad I got to read it again..
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171 reviews2 followers
March 27, 2025
This is my first 2000 book ever. By the time the books started coming out, I was at that age where i had grown out of the series.
Now that I鈥檓 collecting the original series and now this series, let鈥檚 give a quick review:
What i loved about this book was 1) The book wasted no time getting the story moving 2) There were very few fake cliffhanger chapters that annoyed the crap out of me from the original Goosebumps series. 3) The story was much darker than the previous series.
Now, this could be a one off and all the things that annoyed me with Stine鈥檚 writing in the past series could easily resurface. For now, a great start!
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23 reviews1 follower
September 16, 2021
The first entry in the rebranded "Goosebumps Series 2000" attempts to kick off the new series with a bang and goes way overboard, stitching together a Frankenstein monstrosity of a story involving many disturbing cat-related images such as a decapitation by bicycle, humans transforming into cat-beasts, the main character eating cat food, and a TORNADO MADE OF CAT GHOSTS. This book is difficult to rate because, on the one hand, it makes almost no sense, but on the other, I love how little sense it makes. So, 3 stars.
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21 reviews1 follower
April 21, 2024
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