Stuck on Mars
Great story, a bit slow, but the pay-off is rewarding. Characteristic of Lovecraft, highly atmospheric writing, but the visuals it paints in your mind are grand and eerie. The last few chapters is where it gets really interesting, and more exciting in the vein of adventure, rather than just descriptions and ramblings of geology and architecture. There are parts where Lovecraft deadass uses coordinates, all spelled with latitudes and longitudes, to describe a location. Talk about detailed.
Great story, a bit slow, but the pay-off is rewarding. Characteristic of Lovecraft, highly atmospheric writing, but the visuals it paints in your mind are grand and eerie. The last few chapters is where it gets really interesting, and more exciting in the vein of adventure, rather than just descriptions and ramblings of geology and architecture. There are parts where Lovecraft deadass uses coordinates, all spelled with latitudes and longitudes, to describe a location. Talk about detailed.
Probably the worst Goosebumps book I've read. Not only is it not "scary", but it's also too predictable even for a children's story, which is not a bad thing on its own, but the premise isn't that interesting either. There is no deeper exploration of the story elements. It feels like R.L. Stine was trying to go the Lovecraft direction, but took the mystery and not explaining part too seriously. The characters suck and don't have much of an impact on the plot anyway. I was excited to finish it to find out what happens, but by the end it turned into a rushed and campy camp horror story. The visuals and body horror was gross and cool though.
Probably the worst Goosebumps book I've read. Not only is it not "scary", but it's also too predictable even for a children's story, which is not a bad thing on its own, but the premise isn't that interesting either. There is no deeper exploration of the story elements. It feels like R.L. Stine was trying to go the Lovecraft direction, but took the mystery and not explaining part too seriously. The characters suck and don't have much of an impact on the plot anyway. I was excited to finish it to find out what happens, but by the end it turned into a rushed and campy camp horror story. The visuals and body horror was gross and cool though.
