Monster Blood II/Comments

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Anonymous said...

Another book that suffers from bad pacing. I haven't read these in a while, but I recall an exposition that was too long. It's a shame, too, because you can really have a lot of fun with the idea of a giant hamster.

Did they play up on the Godzilla-style battle[1] between Evan and Cuddles? They could have easily gone for a humorous route and made it a comic highlight! But, knowing Stine, he probably tried to make it dramatic, thus uninentionally funny...or stupid.

Well, at least Cuddles has become one of the Goosebumps mascots.

JANUARY 19, 2008 8:28 PM

troy steele said...

The book acts like the events are perfectly logical. At least How I Learned To Fly has that great scene where the two kids try to show off their flying skills in front of their classmates and only end up horrifying them into a shocked stupor.

It's funny that the worst books inspired the mascots. I guess because the best books in the series don't involve ""monsters""-- I mean, there was probably no market for a stuffed Fly Away Byrd.[2]

JANUARY 19, 2008 9:02 PM

Anonymous said...

David factory? Am I seeing AI references where I shouldn't be or is that an AI reference?[3]

AUGUST 09, 2008 2:18 PM

troy steele said...

Walk down the snack aisle at your local 7-11[4] and you'll get the reference

AUGUST 09, 2008 2:31 PM

Sam said...

wrong! this was actually an amazing book and you know it!

NOVEMBER 13, 2011 3:52 PM

troy steele said...

Oh shit, someone caught me!

NOVEMBER 13, 2011 4:00 PM

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  1. A reference to the numerous films (example) where Godzilla fights another giant monster and destroys a city in the process.
  2. A reference to Troy's favorite book in the original series, Be Careful What You Wish For....
  3. A reference to A.I. Artificial Intelligence, where a boy named David turns out to be an android or something.
  4. 7-Eleven, a convenience store that typically contains David Sunflower Seeds.