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Chicken Chicken (Goosebumps, #53)
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bookshelves: children, fiction, horror, traditionally-published, he-says, published1997
Mar 05, 2015
bookshelves: children, fiction, horror, traditionally-published, he-says, published1997
Read 2 times. Last read March 5, 2015.
This is widely regarded as the worst book in the original Goosebumps series.
I appreciate Stine's attempt to bring us to Farmland, America - I really do, but this was a mistake. Crystal and her little brother Cole live on a farm with her back-to-the-earth parents, who previously lived in NYC. The kids hate chickens, but chickens are a part of their parents "dream" of living on a farm.
I actually know people like this, so far, so good.
Cole is a complete brat with no redeeming values - typical of this series.
There is a woman in town of unknown age named Vanessa. She wears all black, has black hair, is pale, and wears purple lipstick. It is widely believed that she is a witch. I am sick and tired of this "Goth = witch" crap but okay.
Cole, little shit that he is, entered into a dare involving him and two friends filling Vanessa's mailbox with water. She is the victim of many pranks. Crystal makes some minor protests about how what the kids are doing is "really mean," but doesn't actually, you know, DO ANYTHING TO STOP IT. Fail as an older sister. You see your kid brother steppin' out, you stride forward and yank the kid back - stopping him from doing something stupid, saving everyone a lot of heartache, and getting to exercise your God-given right as eldest to give your younger sibling a talking-to. Falling asleep on the job, Crystal. It's your responsibility to make sure this shit doesn't happen, especially WHEN YOU'RE STANDING RIGHT THERE WATCHING HIM DO IT. Moron.
Blah, blah, stuff happens, the kids (literally) bump into Vanessa at the market, spilling all her groceries. They flee the scene without apologizing or helping her pick up her smashed groceries, which leads to her pointing at them and saying, "Chicken chicken."
Which apparently is a spell (who is WRITING spells nowadays? I seem to remember them being a little more creative) which begins to turn Crystal and Cole into actual chickens.
It's dumb and the ending is even worse, believe me.
Tl;dr - It's okay to skip this one, trust me.
I appreciate Stine's attempt to bring us to Farmland, America - I really do, but this was a mistake. Crystal and her little brother Cole live on a farm with her back-to-the-earth parents, who previously lived in NYC. The kids hate chickens, but chickens are a part of their parents "dream" of living on a farm.
I actually know people like this, so far, so good.
Cole is a complete brat with no redeeming values - typical of this series.
There is a woman in town of unknown age named Vanessa. She wears all black, has black hair, is pale, and wears purple lipstick. It is widely believed that she is a witch. I am sick and tired of this "Goth = witch" crap but okay.
Cole, little shit that he is, entered into a dare involving him and two friends filling Vanessa's mailbox with water. She is the victim of many pranks. Crystal makes some minor protests about how what the kids are doing is "really mean," but doesn't actually, you know, DO ANYTHING TO STOP IT. Fail as an older sister. You see your kid brother steppin' out, you stride forward and yank the kid back - stopping him from doing something stupid, saving everyone a lot of heartache, and getting to exercise your God-given right as eldest to give your younger sibling a talking-to. Falling asleep on the job, Crystal. It's your responsibility to make sure this shit doesn't happen, especially WHEN YOU'RE STANDING RIGHT THERE WATCHING HIM DO IT. Moron.
Blah, blah, stuff happens, the kids (literally) bump into Vanessa at the market, spilling all her groceries. They flee the scene without apologizing or helping her pick up her smashed groceries, which leads to her pointing at them and saying, "Chicken chicken."
Which apparently is a spell (who is WRITING spells nowadays? I seem to remember them being a little more creative) which begins to turn Crystal and Cole into actual chickens.
It's dumb and the ending is even worse, believe me.
Tl;dr - It's okay to skip this one, trust me.
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Yeah, they're really difficult to find. I get my books from the local library. The newer stuff is becoming increasingly stupid. I don't think Stine writes these newer books. The style is so different. It's better if we stick with just the original series. I vowed to stick with the original series, and I think I'll keep that vow. Just not worth it to go any further, IMO.
There are only 62 in the orginal series, that's all I'm interested in reading. It's a bit difficult to find these nowadays, though. Maybe I could hunt in some second-hand shops.