Superstitious Cassette Abridged

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Summary: Not bad, but not great....Definately not scary
Review: First of all, I must say that I loved R.L.Stines young adult novels (Fear Street series). So, I was hyped when I discovered he was trying his writing hand at an adult novel. The day it came out, I had it. I was disappointed, to say the least. The plot was far too predictable. His Fear Street books had more plot twists. Plus he used a recycled plot formula. What do I mean by recycled plot formula? Well, if you must, read the novel and you'll discover what I mean. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't a horrible book, I've read much worse, but I have read much much better. Example; Stephen King's Bag Of Bones is one of the greatest novels of the supernatural I have ever read. I'd give Bag O' Bones a look at before reading Superstitious.

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Summary: Drop the unibomber!!!!!!!
Review: I first found out about R.L Stine's book Superstitious, when my brother told me that R.L Stine was coming out with an adult novel for the first time. So I was immediately curious to what R.L Stine would come up with next. Eventually, I got the book on the first day it came out and I read it. It was the the bomb!!! I couldn't believe it!!!! I thought, at first, it was going to be a waste of my time and money. However, I realized as soon as I got through with it, I was recommending it to my teachers and friends. 9 out of 10 of my friends really enjoyed it. I also found out that my teachers had copies and also where fanatic about it. I was sooooo shock. So now I have it placed in my school's library so that others can read. It's definately recommended!!!!!

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Summary: I WOULD DEFENLTY TELL OTHERS TO READ IT WAS GREAT!!!!!!!
Review: THIS BOOK WAS FANTASTIC WAY TO GO R.L. STINE.BUT TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH IT DIDNT SURPRISE ME ON HOW GOOD IT WAS I KNEW IT WOULD BE!!!!!I HAVE BEEN READING YOUR BOOKS SINCE I WAS VERY YOUNG AND I STILL ENJOY THEM NOW AND IM 17!!!! GREAT JOB!!!!!!!

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Summary: A suspense-filled, thrill-seeking horror
Review: I am a 20 year-oldjunior attending Northern Illinois University. I struggle with a mental disability called Attention Deficit Disorder. This disability makes it extremely difficult more me to concentrate, which makes reading a chore. When I got this book as a gift, I was a little discouraged. I had read R.L. Stine's Young Adult books while in high school, but I doubted that he could write something that would keep my attention as an adult, and if he could I doubted that I would be able to sit still and read it. To my surprise, I read the book in two weeks, a record for me. It was great. The book's suspenseful plot held me captive, which is a great feat. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves adventure, mystery, and horror.

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Summary: So-so debut...
Review: I've always liked R.L Stine books when I was a lot younger, but now, I've read his debut adult novel. It's not a bad book, definately not, but I'd go for something else, like Stephen King, or something... even a bit of mystery wouldn't hurt... this book lacks the "mystery" part... the first half of the book was great, but it was all pretty predictable, and the female lead was kinda well... stupid. I expected more from R.L. Stine, I mean, heck, he has his own T.V show in the afternoons for Goosebumps... you don't put fowl language and sexual descriptions in a book to make it an "adult" novel. There can be an adult novel with very little sexual activity, and it can still hold the mystery and excitement you'd expect from such a popular writer... I feel kind of disappointed, especially with the ending. Besides... at the end (spoiler coming up!), the female lead should've stayed in the taxi, and went to her friend's house, instead of going to that other guy's house. Plain stupid female lead. I KNOW that if *I* were in that position, I wouldn't do something stupid like that. I can't really recommend this book, therefore I give it 3 stars.

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Summary: Kind of fun, kind of silly. Generic horror.
Review: It's kind of fun, but very predictable. He points you in a couple of directions but you can see the spin from a mile away. He uses some false thrills to simulate suspense in a couple of places. It only annoys because it's too cute, and reminds you of Goosebumps. Nice touch at the end. He does some cool telegraphic tension stuff with his prose: Little short bursts. The shadows ahead. Etc. The protagonist is too stupid to live, however. Uh, maybe she should have thought things over, or maybe called the cops right away, or maybe something else resembling common sense. Nice trashy read.

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Summary: Disappointing ending!
Review: I read this for a book report in my freshman year of high school, and to be perfectly honest, I expected more from the author I have grown to love. Up until the last couple of chapters, it was going great, then the ending ruined the whole book for me. I wrote what I thought in my report and got a 97%, but that still doesn't make up for the lack of thought put into this book's ending.

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Summary: It is a great book for the youth and adults
Review: I am 13 years old and read the book a year ago. I never really liked the author because of his childlike writing, no complicated characters. But once I saw an adult book of his on the adult section, I had to see if he could really improve his writing techniches. And I was impressed, because he really interpreted the grown up mind in the right fashion. I am not sure if other teenagers will understand it, but I certainly did, and pretty much liked it.

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Summary: Horrifying... chilling to the bone...
Review: I love reading scary books at bedtime, and I like to finish them in one read. But when I read Stine's Superstitious, I couldn't. Because by the time I finish the prologue (that's the first murder), I was completely terrorized I had to throw it away and decided to continue later. Afraid that I'd get nightmares...

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Summary: A MUST READ!!!!
Review: i have read many books by R.L. Stine. but the young adult books were just not enough for me. i needed something more. When i walked past the book store in the mall and saw he had written a book for a more mature audience, i was thrilled. this is by far the best book i have ever read. i hope Stine continues to write more adult novels. i know i'll be looking for them.