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Revenge Of The Lawn Gnomes (2004)

Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes (2004)

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0439573750 (ISBN13: 9780439573757)
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Okay, based on this book and the previous The Horror at Camp Jellyjam, I have to conclude that Stine has lost his mind.Joe is 12 - a goofball, prankster, and general brat. His sister, Mindy, age 14, super-organized. Also rather a brat. Stine has a really hard time creating likable children, I've noticed. Moose - Joe's huge, very physical and energetic best friend. Moose's dad and Joe's dad are next door neighbors who are engaged in a "garden war" involving competing rather seriously as to who can grow the biggest tomatoes, etc.Joe's dad also loves lawn decorations, and brings home two evil lawn gnomes from the garden store.Lawn gnomes? That come alive at night? Come on. Give me a break. Their evil deeds involve smashing tomatoes, painting smiley faces on casabas, throwing white paint on a red Jeep, throwing black paint on a house... Devious. o.OThe book is just ridiculous. RIDICULOUS. After Stine's good ideas and fun previous books, it's as if he's just making up the craziest stuff possible.(view spoiler)[They are mischief gnomes. And they trap the children in the basement of a lawn store. They are going to torture the children by tickling them, jumping on them using their bodies as trampolines, finding out if the children "bounce," etc. Finally Joe figures out that they are scared of his dog whistle and the children use it to escape. (hide spoiler)]

I almost did not read this. I started reading it but the Moose character seemed...how can I say this nicely...stupid! And compared to other characters he was! Poorly written. The story is kind of typical for all Goosebumps books. The parents never believe their child when he tells them the Gnomes are alive. Spending the next few chapters trying to convince and prove. It was good to see what the gnomes were going to do next, but I skipped the interaction between the son and parents, because its all predictable repetitive stuff. What makes me happy is that there was a twist in the end, not so much a twist, but a turn? I can't explain it. I thought the book was going to have a stupid superhero ending but turned out better than I had hopped. It was an ok book. But man, are they some ugly creatures!

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This was also an amazing book of the Goosebumps franchise. And like The Girl Who Cried Monster, this slapped the shit outta me.And yes, I actually debated myself back then what is the correct pronunciation of 'gnome', and I realized it was awesome and I researched words that have the same rule.Well, the gnomes are actually moving when nighttime comes and they do shitty things that only the three (If I am correct the protagonists are three in here) protagonists can observe and see and so they confront and was yeah, I don't want to spoil so read it yourself because I also realized right now that every book in the franchise are short books. (And now I wonder why the hell I was really a slowpoke in reading. What.)
—Christian Serdon

Joe and Mindy's father bought home two lawn gnomes and named then Hap and Chip from the lawn ornament store. Something strange starts to happen after they bring home the gnomes. Their neighbor, Mr. McCall's casaba melons are smashed, his car is covered with black paint, all the troubles begin to happen. Later, Joe suspects all the troubles are caused by the two gnomes. However, no one believes him when he tries to inform them that the gnomes are alive. Joe attempts to convince his friend Moose and his sister Mindy to help him prove that he is right.It's been a long time since I last read a book by R.L.Stine and I still finds it attractive. Something that I read that surprises me in the book is the part after the kids prove that the gnomes are alive. It surprises me because I expected the gnomes to hurt the kids but instead the gnomes ask the kids to help them get "home." However, something even more surprising happened (that's for you to find out). This is also my favorite part of the whole book because it is more than i expected. As always, the author ends the book that leads the reader to have further prediction about what's going to happen which didn't satisfy me as much.
—Jinbin

Another fine Goosebumps addition. The main character is Joe, whose dad does lawn ornaments. Joe’s dad buys two lawn gnomes, and soon enough strange things begin happening. Something keeps digging up their garden, and the neighbors’ lawns are constantly being trashed by someone. Joe catches on but, of course, no one buys his ridiculous story and he is blamed for the trouble.A fine addition, with enjoyable banter between all the neighbors. The only problem is that it takes too long for any thrills to pick up pace: the book is about gardening, how exciting can that be?
—Jerome

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