tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282761092944595871.post8263903640895032254..comments2024-03-22T02:20:24.383-05:00Comments on eclectic / eccentric: Book Review: Scary Stories 3Trishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282761092944595871.post-17668244094059882852009-09-12T08:20:00.958-05:002009-09-12T08:20:00.958-05:00She - I agree; the pictures are definitely scary.She - I agree; the pictures are definitely scary.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282761092944595871.post-73396304788560183812009-09-11T17:46:11.870-05:002009-09-11T17:46:11.870-05:00I loved these books as a kid and recently flipped ...I loved these books as a kid and recently flipped through one I found at a bookstore. I feel as though the pictures are scarier than the actual stories-- maybe aside from Me-tie-doughty-walker that is :)Shehttp://www.historyofshe.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282761092944595871.post-21072632729020832542009-09-02T16:24:40.509-05:002009-09-02T16:24:40.509-05:00Nymeth - I think because it was such a "young...Nymeth - I think because it was such a "young" book and because of it's content, I wasn't particularly saddened, more unsurprised.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282761092944595871.post-83277487635516851962009-09-02T09:17:20.199-05:002009-09-02T09:17:20.199-05:00What a pity this wasn't as good as you remembe...What a pity this wasn't as good as you remembered it. It always makes me sad when that happens.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282761092944595871.post-6381258577055840012009-09-01T14:08:30.646-05:002009-09-01T14:08:30.646-05:00Ann-Kat - OOOOHHHH Fear Street! See, now I'm ...Ann-Kat - OOOOHHHH Fear Street! See, now I'm going to have to read that series again!Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282761092944595871.post-78025514016702085502009-09-01T10:29:34.272-05:002009-09-01T10:29:34.272-05:00Loved this series when I was a kid (and I was also...Loved this series when I was a kid (and I was also addicted to R. L. Stine's Fear Street series too). Haven't really thought much about re-reading them as an adult, but it might be nostalgic. Hmm, never thought about reading them out loud either (my friends weren't big readers and certainly weren't down with reading scary stories out loud at slumber parties), so I may need to give that a try too.Ann-Kat (Today, I Read...)http://www.todayiread.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282761092944595871.post-56645436147067585942009-08-31T20:49:54.158-05:002009-08-31T20:49:54.158-05:00Carl V - Too true. I enjoy many many YAL books but...Carl V - Too true. I enjoy many many YAL books but for some reason this one didn't translate. You should definitely read short stories out loud around a campfire! That just sounds wonderful. I'm so jealous!Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282761092944595871.post-83725229934557848902009-08-31T15:56:39.814-05:002009-08-31T15:56:39.814-05:00It is interesting how this works, because I've...It is interesting how this works, because I've read some good YA short story anthologies and some that sound just the way you describe this. It is fascinating how some books for children can be such satisfying reads for adults and others just are not like that.<br /><br />One thing you do mention that I think is so true is the idea of reading out loud. I think short stories work extremely well when read aloud. I'm going through my collections now to figure out which scary stories I want to read to my wife and daughter when we camp out towards the end of Oct.Carl V. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948764216438379394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282761092944595871.post-6914902238354748792009-08-30T01:03:13.177-05:002009-08-30T01:03:13.177-05:00Jenny - It's a strange contradiction, isn'...Jenny - It's a strange contradiction, isn't it? On the one hand, I don't find the stories themselves scary, but if I think about it for awhile, the possibilities are more frightening now that I'm an adult.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282761092944595871.post-54722682346602346042009-08-29T21:35:03.755-05:002009-08-29T21:35:03.755-05:00I was just thinking of this series the other day. ...I was just thinking of this series the other day. (thought about using them as a thursday throwback near halloween). I LOVED these books when I was young but I agree I wouldn't enjoy them as much as an adult. But I might also be more scared of them as an adult, lol!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128837662718618636noreply@blogger.com