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Goosebumps 2000 #9
Are You Terrified Yet?
"Go, Craig! Go, Craig!" Amy chanted, urging me on.
I lowered my hands to the coffin lid. The wood felt cool and smooth. My heart pounded so hard, I could barely breathe.
It's no big deal. A coffin is just a big wooden box.
It's no different from lying down on a bed.
I took a deep breath. Pushed with all my strength.
The coffin lid slid open. I gazed inside—and started to scream.
I lowered my hands to the coffin lid. The wood felt cool and smooth. My heart pounded so hard, I could barely breathe.
It's no big deal. A coffin is just a big wooden box.
It's no different from lying down on a bed.
I took a deep breath. Pushed with all my strength.
The coffin lid slid open. I gazed inside—and started to scream.
112 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 1998
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R.L. Stine
1,598books18kfollowersRobert 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® 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.
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® 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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April 7, 2016Very different Goosebumps book as there is no monster or supernatural being but is more of a psychological experience, which can feel like a breath of fresh air for long time fans
October 5, 2023
A really basic plot, yet a fun time.
So the story is a little bit different, we follow our main character Craig who I assume must have a very embarassing reputation from his old neighborhood, now he's moved into a new town and tries to take this opportunity to try and reinvent on himself and in someways I kinda relate to the character trying to make an improved new self after what I assumed being bullied from the past. but as the story goes along, we follow some kids from his new neighborhood trying to set him up in series of dares, trying to test how he's a brave boy and most of them are fun and sometimes ridiculous to read through, especially the spider jar scene, that's funny and also kinda intense to see.
Although not the best of all the Goosebumps stories, I enjoyed it for being different than the unusual formula, it's more grounded in reality no ghosts, monsters or demons, just a realistic setup which makes the story atleast relatable.
So the story is a little bit different, we follow our main character Craig who I assume must have a very embarassing reputation from his old neighborhood, now he's moved into a new town and tries to take this opportunity to try and reinvent on himself and in someways I kinda relate to the character trying to make an improved new self after what I assumed being bullied from the past. but as the story goes along, we follow some kids from his new neighborhood trying to set him up in series of dares, trying to test how he's a brave boy and most of them are fun and sometimes ridiculous to read through, especially the spider jar scene, that's funny and also kinda intense to see.
Although not the best of all the Goosebumps stories, I enjoyed it for being different than the unusual formula, it's more grounded in reality no ghosts, monsters or demons, just a realistic setup which makes the story atleast relatable.
January 30, 2022
Ahhh. What a fantastic book. I have a lot I want to unpack with this one since it’s one of the major highlights of the Goosebumps franchise for me. I’m gonna go more in depth than usual, but considering it’s a 5 ⭐️ rating from me I feel like I owe it to you all.
Off the bat, this book is surrounded in realism which caught me off guard when I was younger. As I got older and revisited the story as an adult, it made it feel fresher than most goosebumps books out there considering there’s no monsters, ghosts, or anything supernatural going on. After reading, I’m at a hard confidence this story is the most likely story to ever happen in goosebumps if we are comparing it to real life events. Not to mention, the main character is a fish out of water just wanting a new lease on life after his former experience in his old neighborhood left him with a tattered reputation and a bruised ego with a lack of confidence. So how does the story play out for him? I’ll get into that.
The main character is suffering from self-esteem issues being the new kid in a part of town not too far away from his old neighborhood, but far enough away he gets to attend a new school. He sees something horrifying happen involving a moving car which he then springs to action to try to do the right thing. But considering he isn’t extraordinary, it is difficult to achieve this act. He eventually stops the car due to dumb luck and the onlookers cheer him on. That’s when he meets a group of kids which play into the rest of the story. The girl in the group is absolutely smitten by him (and she is hilarious throughout this read) which catches the attention of the boys in the group. The boys suspect something about our main character but wait until another courageous but accidental act happens to put him to the test, to really see if the main character ISNT scared of anything.
The boys first test our main character with a spider jar scene (basically the same thing we saw in You Can’t Scare Me!) but it was done equally as unnerving here. After that got the main character out of hot water, the fan girl who follows him blindly gets him in more trouble upping the stakes even further. The boys set up this elaborate facade at this funeral parlor owned by one of their parents in which the main character can’t really back out of since he’s gone in too deep by this point. We then get a few more wholesome scenes dealing with the characters inner monologue and the fears of being where he was before he moved to his new neighborhood.
Then comes the night of the second test of the main character and he is essentially scared by a corpse. I know, it’s terrifying. But he doesn’t show how scared he is to the others. By some stroke of luck, he makes it out of the test with the boys wanting to “double or nothing� the test. Essentially, telling him to come back to the funeral parlor one more time for the FINAL TEST.
Before the final test, the main character sees one of the bullies being messed with by their older brother. Being egged on by his fan girl yet again, the main character accidentally humiliates the boy’s older brother, to which the boy is thankful and indebted to him for his courageous act. Just the main character doesn’t know it yet.
It reaches a point where the main character wants to end this charade about who he is perceived to be to the others because he’s gotten to the point it just isn’t worth it to him anymore to be subjected to these hazings. He basically spills the beans to his fan girl, and in her naivety (I guess it’s rather sweet) doesn’t believe him and says that he is still the greatest. Feeling bummed he couldn’t convince her, he receives a call from the boy he saved earlier giving him a heads up of what’s to come in the FINAL TEST.
Which brings us to the FINAL TEST, where the main character, fan girl, and bully boys meet up at the funeral parlor one last time. The main character does what is requested of him, hide inside of a coffin with a dead body. But according to him the body was alive. The others don’t believe him, that’s until a band of corpses appear out of the woodwork and people start scattering like bugs.
I won’t spoil you for the twist, but let’s just say the main character had a leg up for the FINAL TEST that not only got them off of his back, but also getting a little payback in the process. And just before we thought it was over, another twist happens that may have gotten someone else paid back as well. The true ending is happy for the main character, with one final honest bit of monologue before the story fades to black.
Overall, this book is to me a perfectly conceived idea that comes off as a necessary rehash of a not so cool idea that was the book You Can’t Scare Me!. It literally improves everything wrong with that book, down to the perspective change of the real protagonists to amplifying the relatability and tension. And also removing the monster bit that came at the eleventh hour by just making a blanket rule for this book to be “no monsters and nothing supernatural�. The main character felt honestly written, and as a reader you feel compelled to root for his desired success at a new life. The scenes in this book (the tests I should say) are super creepy and eerie which proves effective in the horror department. And nothing was too over the top or anything typical in the Series 2000 era like unnecessary gross out or violence or anything of that nature. This book also had this layer of monologue seeing the irritation coming from his doubters and number one fan which add a level of irony and humor to the book. Making it one of the funnier and lighthearted books at the same time. I laughed at least a dozen times will reading this book. My main takeaway from this story is that the main character got what they wanted by the end with no strings left attached to his reputation. Which is amazing to think about since often, society likes to commonly place the fish out of water into hard knocks before they get what they want by the end. But the main character in this story took hard knocks and pretended it was a cake walk for self-preservation. He didn’t want to be popular, or have a bunch of friends. He just wanted people to notice him and notice him enough to where he wasn’t going to be picked on for being scared of everything (in reality). All in all, feels like a better conceived coming of age story a kin to the 2002 comedy movie The New Guy. Except, this isn’t a raunchy teen comedy movie lol. It’s a Goosebumps book.
I’d say this book is in my permanent top ten of the franchise, and currently rests in my Holy Trinity of Goosebumps books (my top 3). I have nothing but positives to say and would honestly change absolutely nothing about the book. It was a justified remake/rehash with a bit of heart in touch with realism and really was scary in a realistic way that goosebumps doesn’t try too often. This book gets a 5 out 5 ⭐️’s for being amazing and I HIGHLY recommend trying this book if you haven’t read it before.
Off the bat, this book is surrounded in realism which caught me off guard when I was younger. As I got older and revisited the story as an adult, it made it feel fresher than most goosebumps books out there considering there’s no monsters, ghosts, or anything supernatural going on. After reading, I’m at a hard confidence this story is the most likely story to ever happen in goosebumps if we are comparing it to real life events. Not to mention, the main character is a fish out of water just wanting a new lease on life after his former experience in his old neighborhood left him with a tattered reputation and a bruised ego with a lack of confidence. So how does the story play out for him? I’ll get into that.
The main character is suffering from self-esteem issues being the new kid in a part of town not too far away from his old neighborhood, but far enough away he gets to attend a new school. He sees something horrifying happen involving a moving car which he then springs to action to try to do the right thing. But considering he isn’t extraordinary, it is difficult to achieve this act. He eventually stops the car due to dumb luck and the onlookers cheer him on. That’s when he meets a group of kids which play into the rest of the story. The girl in the group is absolutely smitten by him (and she is hilarious throughout this read) which catches the attention of the boys in the group. The boys suspect something about our main character but wait until another courageous but accidental act happens to put him to the test, to really see if the main character ISNT scared of anything.
The boys first test our main character with a spider jar scene (basically the same thing we saw in You Can’t Scare Me!) but it was done equally as unnerving here. After that got the main character out of hot water, the fan girl who follows him blindly gets him in more trouble upping the stakes even further. The boys set up this elaborate facade at this funeral parlor owned by one of their parents in which the main character can’t really back out of since he’s gone in too deep by this point. We then get a few more wholesome scenes dealing with the characters inner monologue and the fears of being where he was before he moved to his new neighborhood.
Then comes the night of the second test of the main character and he is essentially scared by a corpse. I know, it’s terrifying. But he doesn’t show how scared he is to the others. By some stroke of luck, he makes it out of the test with the boys wanting to “double or nothing� the test. Essentially, telling him to come back to the funeral parlor one more time for the FINAL TEST.
Before the final test, the main character sees one of the bullies being messed with by their older brother. Being egged on by his fan girl yet again, the main character accidentally humiliates the boy’s older brother, to which the boy is thankful and indebted to him for his courageous act. Just the main character doesn’t know it yet.
It reaches a point where the main character wants to end this charade about who he is perceived to be to the others because he’s gotten to the point it just isn’t worth it to him anymore to be subjected to these hazings. He basically spills the beans to his fan girl, and in her naivety (I guess it’s rather sweet) doesn’t believe him and says that he is still the greatest. Feeling bummed he couldn’t convince her, he receives a call from the boy he saved earlier giving him a heads up of what’s to come in the FINAL TEST.
Which brings us to the FINAL TEST, where the main character, fan girl, and bully boys meet up at the funeral parlor one last time. The main character does what is requested of him, hide inside of a coffin with a dead body. But according to him the body was alive. The others don’t believe him, that’s until a band of corpses appear out of the woodwork and people start scattering like bugs.
I won’t spoil you for the twist, but let’s just say the main character had a leg up for the FINAL TEST that not only got them off of his back, but also getting a little payback in the process. And just before we thought it was over, another twist happens that may have gotten someone else paid back as well. The true ending is happy for the main character, with one final honest bit of monologue before the story fades to black.
Overall, this book is to me a perfectly conceived idea that comes off as a necessary rehash of a not so cool idea that was the book You Can’t Scare Me!. It literally improves everything wrong with that book, down to the perspective change of the real protagonists to amplifying the relatability and tension. And also removing the monster bit that came at the eleventh hour by just making a blanket rule for this book to be “no monsters and nothing supernatural�. The main character felt honestly written, and as a reader you feel compelled to root for his desired success at a new life. The scenes in this book (the tests I should say) are super creepy and eerie which proves effective in the horror department. And nothing was too over the top or anything typical in the Series 2000 era like unnecessary gross out or violence or anything of that nature. This book also had this layer of monologue seeing the irritation coming from his doubters and number one fan which add a level of irony and humor to the book. Making it one of the funnier and lighthearted books at the same time. I laughed at least a dozen times will reading this book. My main takeaway from this story is that the main character got what they wanted by the end with no strings left attached to his reputation. Which is amazing to think about since often, society likes to commonly place the fish out of water into hard knocks before they get what they want by the end. But the main character in this story took hard knocks and pretended it was a cake walk for self-preservation. He didn’t want to be popular, or have a bunch of friends. He just wanted people to notice him and notice him enough to where he wasn’t going to be picked on for being scared of everything (in reality). All in all, feels like a better conceived coming of age story a kin to the 2002 comedy movie The New Guy. Except, this isn’t a raunchy teen comedy movie lol. It’s a Goosebumps book.
I’d say this book is in my permanent top ten of the franchise, and currently rests in my Holy Trinity of Goosebumps books (my top 3). I have nothing but positives to say and would honestly change absolutely nothing about the book. It was a justified remake/rehash with a bit of heart in touch with realism and really was scary in a realistic way that goosebumps doesn’t try too often. This book gets a 5 out 5 ⭐️’s for being amazing and I HIGHLY recommend trying this book if you haven’t read it before.
August 22, 2016
I am not big on children stories that encourages misdemeanors and sacrilegious acts in the name of peer pressure bullying...however this does not mean that the story was not beautifully written in intensive cliff-hanger style at all chapter endings making you thrilled to learn the story's plot progression and ending.
September 29, 2019
Inhalt: Craig ist ein echter Angsthase. In seiner alten Schule, machten sich seine Mitschüler gerne und oft über ihn lustig. Nach dem Umzug wird er plötzlich zum Helden und das alles nur wegen eines Zufalls. Doch einmal ein Held - immer ein Held. Die Mutproben zu denen er herausgefordert wird, werden immer heftiger und der Druck auf ihn steigt immer mehr.
Altersempfehlung: 10-12 Jahre
Themen: Angstüberwindung. Zu den Gefühlen stehen, auch wenn diese Angst sind und man sich fürchtet, verspottet zu werden.
Mein Eindruck: Dies ist mein erstes Buch von R. L. Stine und ich bin begeistert! Das Buch fängst schon spannend an und dieser Spannungsbogen, zieht sich über die gesamte Geschichte. Ich hatte mit Spuk gerechnet und wurde mehr als überrascht. Fast jeder von uns kennt solche Leute, wie eine Amy ist, die einen zu Dingen anstiften, die man nicht tun möchte. Wer ist noch nicht in die Situation gekommen, in der man sich entscheiden muss, sich dem Gruppendruck zu beugen oder gegen den Strom zu schwimmen? Die geforderten Mutproben waren schon ziemlich heftig und gruselig. Ich konnte mich jedenfalls sehr gut in Craig einfühlen und weiß, wie schwierig es sein kann, sich aus einer Rolle zu befreien, die man nicht (mehr) erfüllen möchte. Ganz begeistert bin ich von dem Ende der Geschichte, ich war völlig überrascht und freue mich sehr auf mein nächstes Buch mit Gänsehaut-Feeling.
Wem empfehlen: Jedem der sich ein wenig gruseln möchte und einer kreativen Story nicht widerstehen können.
Altersempfehlung: 10-12 Jahre
Themen: Angstüberwindung. Zu den Gefühlen stehen, auch wenn diese Angst sind und man sich fürchtet, verspottet zu werden.
Mein Eindruck: Dies ist mein erstes Buch von R. L. Stine und ich bin begeistert! Das Buch fängst schon spannend an und dieser Spannungsbogen, zieht sich über die gesamte Geschichte. Ich hatte mit Spuk gerechnet und wurde mehr als überrascht. Fast jeder von uns kennt solche Leute, wie eine Amy ist, die einen zu Dingen anstiften, die man nicht tun möchte. Wer ist noch nicht in die Situation gekommen, in der man sich entscheiden muss, sich dem Gruppendruck zu beugen oder gegen den Strom zu schwimmen? Die geforderten Mutproben waren schon ziemlich heftig und gruselig. Ich konnte mich jedenfalls sehr gut in Craig einfühlen und weiß, wie schwierig es sein kann, sich aus einer Rolle zu befreien, die man nicht (mehr) erfüllen möchte. Ganz begeistert bin ich von dem Ende der Geschichte, ich war völlig überrascht und freue mich sehr auf mein nächstes Buch mit Gänsehaut-Feeling.
Wem empfehlen: Jedem der sich ein wenig gruseln möchte und einer kreativen Story nicht widerstehen können.
May 23, 2024
Summary of my review: Not a typical horror book (features psychological horror). Main character has a great development throughout the book. Amy was demanding and selfish. Viscous circle.
Another book I liked a bit more than the rest of the series.
I love that it's not the typical horror story one would read and that even R.L. Stine experimented with the subgenre psychological horror. I really like those. So when I read this book I was hooked from the start. And the ending had so many plot twists! Very fun and tense read. There might not be a monster, but there will be a hero.
The only thing I didn't like was how Amy was always talking for Craig and always made decisions for him. Craig also complainted about this and I can't but agree. She was so selfish and always said 'that's not scary', 'he can do MORE'. Especially the 'more' part. She just put him deeper and deeper into this only for money. And I am pretty sure just like Craig that if he wouldn't have done what he would have done at the end they wouldn't have stopped. All of them. Including Amy. She was somewhat a bully too.
This story wasn't just about a boy being terrified of every small thing. There was a character development from the start. Not only did he not scream, but he also never not done any task he was told to do. He only felt his feelings but he never showed his emotions. That's a kind of braveness. Acting though even if you don't feel like it. 'Cause most people aren't though and therefore also never do a though action. I see everyone brave who actually does something for it. No matter if they are still afraid, actions speak louder. A great example on Craig's development is when he visited the morgue the second time and instead of taking a long time even just jumping through the window he just went inside the morgue like it's nothing. You can tell me what you want, but he became mentally stronger.
Another book I liked a bit more than the rest of the series.
I love that it's not the typical horror story one would read and that even R.L. Stine experimented with the subgenre psychological horror. I really like those. So when I read this book I was hooked from the start. And the ending had so many plot twists! Very fun and tense read. There might not be a monster, but there will be a hero.
The only thing I didn't like was how Amy was always talking for Craig and always made decisions for him. Craig also complainted about this and I can't but agree. She was so selfish and always said 'that's not scary', 'he can do MORE'. Especially the 'more' part. She just put him deeper and deeper into this only for money. And I am pretty sure just like Craig that if he wouldn't have done what he would have done at the end they wouldn't have stopped. All of them. Including Amy. She was somewhat a bully too.
This story wasn't just about a boy being terrified of every small thing. There was a character development from the start. Not only did he not scream, but he also never not done any task he was told to do. He only felt his feelings but he never showed his emotions. That's a kind of braveness. Acting though even if you don't feel like it. 'Cause most people aren't though and therefore also never do a though action. I see everyone brave who actually does something for it. No matter if they are still afraid, actions speak louder. A great example on Craig's development is when he visited the morgue the second time and instead of taking a long time even just jumping through the window he just went inside the morgue like it's nothing. You can tell me what you want, but he became mentally stronger.
August 22, 2016
You know what you’re getting with a Goosebumps book, and this one is pretty typical � short, simple writing for kids, kind of scary and full of suspense at the end of each chapter to keep you turning the pages.
Basically, we follow the story of C-C-C-Craig, a scaredy cat kid, as he moves from one school to another and decides to reinvent himself. He doesn’t want to be a scaredy cat any more � he wants to be fearless, and so he pretends to be. But then things start going wrong, and he ends up having to prove he’s not afraid.
Basically, we follow the story of C-C-C-Craig, a scaredy cat kid, as he moves from one school to another and decides to reinvent himself. He doesn’t want to be a scaredy cat any more � he wants to be fearless, and so he pretends to be. But then things start going wrong, and he ends up having to prove he’s not afraid.
July 11, 2011
Read this to my kids. Gave my 5 year old daughter nightmares which got me in trouble with my wife. Oops...
October 3, 2020
Decent book
November 22, 2023
Craig tidak ingin diejek lagi sebagai penakut di sekolah barunya. Sedikit rasa peduli, rasa tidak enakan, dan keberuntungan membuatnya mendadak jadi pahlawan meski ia sendiri takut melakukan itu. Amy yang mengidolakannya dan enggak peka sering memanas-manasi Geng Travis yang iri dan tahu masa lalunya. Perseteruan tersebut membuatnya terpaksa menjalani tantangan-tantangan yang makin mengerikan.
Penokohan terasa dekat dengan dunia nyata, jadi aku bisa membayangkan mereka dengan sangat mudah dan detail sehingga novelnya terasa menyenangkan dari awal hingga akhir. Aku pun terhibur dengan monolog Craig ketika ia enggak setuju dalam menghadapi tokoh-tokoh lain. Omong-omong, ada beberapa bab terlalu singkat yang menurutku bisa digabung dengan bab lain karena sedang membahas persoalan yang sama.
Ceritanya lebih ke psikologis, jadi terasa fresh untuk serial Goosebumps. Tidak menakutkan, tapi cukup membuat deg-degan. Kover dan kejadian pas di novelnya sama-sama seram dan disturbing, jadi aku merasa tidak diberi harapan palsu yang seringkali terjadi di novel lainnya.
Meski agak membuat gemas, ada penyebab jelas Craig menjadi kayak begitu. Ia adalah korban perundungan yang ingin memperbaiki kelemahannya supaya bisa merasakan hal yang tak pernah terjadi sebelumnya di kehidupannya. Ia pun berbohong keterusan, tidak bisa menolak dengan tegas, dan tidak menghargai dirinya sendiri yang sebenarnya sudah membuat kemajuan dalam menghadapi rasa takut.
Berikutnya soal ulasan terkait "penulis sering menipu pembaca". Kalau di sini sudah jelas-jelas protagonisnya diceritakan sangat penakut, maka ia sering mengkhayalkan hal-hal buruk. Jadi, bisa kumaklumi kalau dia paranoid, lalu memikirkan sesuatu yang ternyata berbeda dari kenyataannya.
Plot twists berturut-turut di akhir novel membuatku sangat puas dan bangga—yang jarang sekali kurasakan ketika membaca novel Goosebumps. Lega sekali karena plot rapi—alias penulis enggak mendadak memasukkan unsur supernatural yang entah datang dari mana.
Tapi, sama seperti biasanya, beliau lagi-lagi membuat beberapa kalimat terakhir terasa menggantung, mungkin dengan niat untuk memberi kesan misterius. Namun, kali ini aku enggak begitu terganggu karena kuanggap mati listrik saja karena akan segera hujan.
Hal yang membuatku sedikit sebal, yaitu para saksi yang salah paham terus padahal mereka seharusnya bisa menyaksikan kejadian itu dengan jelas. Aku sampai mengira Craig memiliki Amy sebagai arwah pelindung karena dia terselamatkan terus. Aku juga sempat mengira sebenarnya Amy dan Geng Travis berkomplot supaya Craig merasa terkhianati karena mereka diam-diam menertawakannya dari belakang.
Penokohan terasa dekat dengan dunia nyata, jadi aku bisa membayangkan mereka dengan sangat mudah dan detail sehingga novelnya terasa menyenangkan dari awal hingga akhir. Aku pun terhibur dengan monolog Craig ketika ia enggak setuju dalam menghadapi tokoh-tokoh lain. Omong-omong, ada beberapa bab terlalu singkat yang menurutku bisa digabung dengan bab lain karena sedang membahas persoalan yang sama.
Ceritanya lebih ke psikologis, jadi terasa fresh untuk serial Goosebumps. Tidak menakutkan, tapi cukup membuat deg-degan. Kover dan kejadian pas di novelnya sama-sama seram dan disturbing, jadi aku merasa tidak diberi harapan palsu yang seringkali terjadi di novel lainnya.
Meski agak membuat gemas, ada penyebab jelas Craig menjadi kayak begitu. Ia adalah korban perundungan yang ingin memperbaiki kelemahannya supaya bisa merasakan hal yang tak pernah terjadi sebelumnya di kehidupannya. Ia pun berbohong keterusan, tidak bisa menolak dengan tegas, dan tidak menghargai dirinya sendiri yang sebenarnya sudah membuat kemajuan dalam menghadapi rasa takut.
Berikutnya soal ulasan terkait "penulis sering menipu pembaca". Kalau di sini sudah jelas-jelas protagonisnya diceritakan sangat penakut, maka ia sering mengkhayalkan hal-hal buruk. Jadi, bisa kumaklumi kalau dia paranoid, lalu memikirkan sesuatu yang ternyata berbeda dari kenyataannya.
Plot twists berturut-turut di akhir novel membuatku sangat puas dan bangga—yang jarang sekali kurasakan ketika membaca novel Goosebumps. Lega sekali karena plot rapi—alias penulis enggak mendadak memasukkan unsur supernatural yang entah datang dari mana.
Tapi, sama seperti biasanya, beliau lagi-lagi membuat beberapa kalimat terakhir terasa menggantung, mungkin dengan niat untuk memberi kesan misterius. Namun, kali ini aku enggak begitu terganggu karena kuanggap mati listrik saja karena akan segera hujan.
Hal yang membuatku sedikit sebal, yaitu para saksi yang salah paham terus padahal mereka seharusnya bisa menyaksikan kejadian itu dengan jelas. Aku sampai mengira Craig memiliki Amy sebagai arwah pelindung karena dia terselamatkan terus. Aku juga sempat mengira sebenarnya Amy dan Geng Travis berkomplot supaya Craig merasa terkhianati karena mereka diam-diam menertawakannya dari belakang.
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June 11, 2022
Fatoni Maraton Goosebumps Series 2000
Buku 9 dari 25
Craig baru pindah sekolah. Dia bertekad untuk memulai lembaran baru karena di sekolah sebelumnya image yang dia miliki sudah rusak: dia dijuluki C-C-Craig karena terlalu penakut. Harapannya itu terkabul, di hari pertama dia masuk, dia dengan ajaib menyelamatkan nyawa seorang bayi. Dia pun jadi populer dan dijuluki pahlawan pemberani. Namun, ada sekelompok anak yang tahu masa lalu dia dan ingin membuktikan ke orang-orang bahwa Craig penakut dan pengecut dengan tantangan-tantangan kurang ajar dan beneran seram.
Ide buku kali ini bagiku segar banget. Di antara premis yang selalu soal tokoh utama yang mengalami hal horor dan tidak ada yang percaya, premis buku ini unik. Tidak biasanya R. L. Stine baik dengan tokoh utamanya, membuat si tokoh utama dipuja-puja, dan membuat si tokoh utama selalu selamat dari konflik. Aku juga suka akhir buku ini, lagi-lagi double twist.
Buku 9 dari 25
Craig baru pindah sekolah. Dia bertekad untuk memulai lembaran baru karena di sekolah sebelumnya image yang dia miliki sudah rusak: dia dijuluki C-C-Craig karena terlalu penakut. Harapannya itu terkabul, di hari pertama dia masuk, dia dengan ajaib menyelamatkan nyawa seorang bayi. Dia pun jadi populer dan dijuluki pahlawan pemberani. Namun, ada sekelompok anak yang tahu masa lalu dia dan ingin membuktikan ke orang-orang bahwa Craig penakut dan pengecut dengan tantangan-tantangan kurang ajar dan beneran seram.
Ide buku kali ini bagiku segar banget. Di antara premis yang selalu soal tokoh utama yang mengalami hal horor dan tidak ada yang percaya, premis buku ini unik. Tidak biasanya R. L. Stine baik dengan tokoh utamanya, membuat si tokoh utama dipuja-puja, dan membuat si tokoh utama selalu selamat dari konflik. Aku juga suka akhir buku ini, lagi-lagi double twist.
December 4, 2023
8/10. Probably the most middle 8/10 I’ll ever give. Good themes, message, plot, characters (for the most part), scares, and refreshing feel without having what a lot of GB books have but in a good way. Amy, however, was annoying even if she carried the book’s plot forward. Half good / half bad. Also really blind by Craig’s fabulous looks or some shit idk. Opening was surreal as heck and I don’t know how to feel about it. The cover was an actual scene in the book, which was cool. Could’ve focused less on the scares.
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July 24, 2020
Only about a hundred more unread Stine books to go.
Want to set the deadline for two weeks but my health isn't helping much nowadays. Will have to push it to a month I guess.
And as for the book, well, Craig is a scaredy little cat, but he doesn't want to back out of a dare. Why? Umm... Because he doesn't want to be bullied in his new school for a change.
But will he be able to keep his pseudo-sangfroidness when the dead start walking?
Want to set the deadline for two weeks but my health isn't helping much nowadays. Will have to push it to a month I guess.
And as for the book, well, Craig is a scaredy little cat, but he doesn't want to back out of a dare. Why? Umm... Because he doesn't want to be bullied in his new school for a change.
But will he be able to keep his pseudo-sangfroidness when the dead start walking?
January 22, 2021
Reminds me a lot of, You Can't Scare Me from the original series.
Not a bad GB book, but not great, either. It's a formula/plot that has been done many times before (like every GB book) but this one less so than others, so it is a little bit fresh. No monsters or supernatural entities in this book. Just some kids trying to scare each other in this quick, fun read.
3.25 / 5
Not a bad GB book, but not great, either. It's a formula/plot that has been done many times before (like every GB book) but this one less so than others, so it is a little bit fresh. No monsters or supernatural entities in this book. Just some kids trying to scare each other in this quick, fun read.
3.25 / 5
October 24, 2022
This is a very odd different Goosebumps experience. There is no supernatural horror, no killer animatronics or inanimate objects brought to life. It's just a tale about facing your fears and how one cowardly kid sets out to do that despite it being under peer pressure. I liked it still a lot more than I should have. Sometimes different is good.
April 26, 2024
This book is a masterpiece of a coming-of-age story for kids. It has some dark and disturbing material that pop up involving dares that the MC has to face, has a lotta charm involving the MC and you wanting to root for him, well paced, and much more.
This is a perfect Goosebumps AND kids horror book for me, I'd recommend reading it 100%
This is a perfect Goosebumps AND kids horror book for me, I'd recommend reading it 100%
March 20, 2025
It's a repetitive but engaging story. I honestly think this is one of the few Goosebumps books that actually teaches a valuable lesson in what bravery truly. It's also a cautionary tale against partners who never listen to you and pressure you.
February 16, 2020
Ich erinnere mich noch, als ich es Kind las, dass ich tatsächlich Gänsehaut bekam.
April 10, 2020
Quick easy read.
December 31, 2022
reread dan meresapi cerikta buku ini dengan perspektif baru, RL Stine emang jempolan merangkai plot ringan tapi bagus banget.
September 24, 2023
Es gefiel mir besonders gut, da nichts richtig übernachtürliches vorkam, und das Opfer gewann. Außerdem bevorzuge ich es wenn die Enden nicht offen sind. :)
August 25, 2024
It was pretty good but the main character was too wimpy I’m my opinion and he was such a scaredy-cat
September 25, 2024
Carino.
February 6, 2025
Pretty fun time. 10/10
January 8, 2013
This is quite real. Situations, described in this story, can happen to everyone. Despite some creepy situations, the main character has to face, we can watch an evolution of the boy's courage. He did his best just to make other guys think he feared nothing, and he also didn't wanna let down his new friend. Of course, he was afraid of everything, but he managed to overcome himself and his fear. To my mind, this book is good and it may even inspire readers to be braver. Personally, I liked it!
June 14, 2017
- a plot most probably to be used in B-Grade movies.
- The protagonist goes to a new school to live a new life where no one knows how scared he is. Through a series of lucky encounters and an overtly domineering female, goes through a series a
bets where other characters try to put him in spooky situations, all of which are not at all scary. Stine tries to throw some horror in the situations but fails awfully short.
- The protagonist goes to a new school to live a new life where no one knows how scared he is. Through a series of lucky encounters and an overtly domineering female, goes through a series a
bets where other characters try to put him in spooky situations, all of which are not at all scary. Stine tries to throw some horror in the situations but fails awfully short.
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October 26, 2013
kalau ditanya seperti itu,jawabannya antara"ya atau tidak"!
he...he...he...tergantung obyeknya yg membuat takut.kalau hantu mungkin bagiku sedikit takut,tapi bagi orang2 yg fobia,oh!big,no,no,no,...
(cos,tiap orang pasti punya fobia terhadap sesuatu termasuk aku:P)
miliki series ini,para readers akan tahu apa itu rasa takut secara terhibur dalam buku ini,good luck!:)
he...he...he...tergantung obyeknya yg membuat takut.kalau hantu mungkin bagiku sedikit takut,tapi bagi orang2 yg fobia,oh!big,no,no,no,...
(cos,tiap orang pasti punya fobia terhadap sesuatu termasuk aku:P)
miliki series ini,para readers akan tahu apa itu rasa takut secara terhibur dalam buku ini,good luck!:)
February 24, 2011
Read in 2007.
April 25, 2011
457th - 2011
Pesan moral: kalau memang takut, mengaku sajalah. Gitu aja kok repot...
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Pesan moral: kalau memang takut, mengaku sajalah. Gitu aja kok repot...
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July 17, 2013
I use to read all these kinds of books when I was just a kid and loved them when I was a child. I use to watch some of the TV shows when I was a kid.
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