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® 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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Dieses Buch mit Ansammlung von Kurzgeschichten war um einiges besser als das andere was ich davon gelesen hatte.
Die Geisterhöhle Geschichte war langweilig. Ende war hervorsehbar und das Tessa die ganze Zeit für Jerry Entscheidungen getroffen hat war ätzend und egoistisch. Mochte nur Jerry tatsächlich. Die anderen Charaktere waren schlecht in irgendeine Art und Weiße.
Kurzgeschichte 1 war Medium. Die Idee war cool aber das Ende hervorsehbar. Es hatte nichts besonderes.
Kurzgeschichte 2 war langweilig. Typische Spukhausgeschichte. Ich mag solche Horror Geschichten persönlich nicht.
Kurzgeschichte 3 und 4 waren originell und sonderbar. Insbesondere das Ende von der 4. Kurzgeschichte war echt unerwartet.
'Bitte nicht füttern' & 'ein zorniger Kobold' waren beide medium. Ich fand aber die bösen Wesen interessant wie sie aussahen.
'Fortsetzung folgt' war ein bisschen wie 'ein zorniger Kobold', weil beide Wiederholung benutzten um Spannung und Angst aufzubauen. Wobei aber 'Fortsetzung folgt' ein besseres und auch mehr nachvollziehbares (relatable) Ende hatte.
Pflaumenkur war einfach nur gruselig im wiederlichen Sinne und ich bin tatsächlich etwas überrascht das bei Rebecca es ebenfalls eine Tante und kein Onkel war. Ende war auch hervorsehbar.
Lieblingsgeschichte: Fortsetzung folgt. War einfach mega spannend auch wenn ich kein Kind mehr bin und das Ende war unvorhersehbar und ich dachte mir nur so: Ja! Genau so! War sehr angenehm.
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Most short stories were nice. The main story (longer story) was boring and the ending was expected. Also, Tessa always did the decisions for Jerry and that made her egotistical and unlikeable.
Favourite story was 'To be continued' as it had a relatable ending and the plot was so original and interesting that as an adult I felt like I used to feel when I read a goosebumps story as a kid.
Honestly, this book of short story collections is the best choice for anyone who would like to get a taste of Goosebumps and isn't sure if one will like it or not. I really had my fun even though the main story, which scretched the book, was boring. This book is worth giving a try!