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5.0 out of 5 stars
Monsters in a whole new light
Arthur Slade is an amazing author. He is like a cross between Chuck Palahniuk, Christopher Moore, and Douglas Coupland but without the jaded cynicism, and with a great sense of humor. His books are also written for a younger audience, but can really be enjoyed by readers of any age who like a good story. In this volume there are profiles of 15 monsters they...
Published 18 months ago by Steven R. McEvoy
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Very funny, for bigger kids
Your teens and pre-teens will get a kick out of this collection of monster lore, plus fashion critiques and "interviews" with the monsters. It is funny -- maybe a bit on the silly side, but very entertaining. Sneaks in some ACTUAL LEARNING among the inside jokes and puns.
Published 5 months ago by M. Heiss
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Very funny, for bigger kids,
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This review is from: Monsterology: Fabulous Lives of the Creepy, the Revolting, and the Undead (Paperback)
Your teens and pre-teens will get a kick out of this collection of monster lore, plus fashion critiques and "interviews" with the monsters. It is funny -- maybe a bit on the silly side, but very entertaining. Sneaks in some ACTUAL LEARNING among the inside jokes and puns.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Monsters in a whole new light,
This review is from: Monsterology: Fabulous Lives of the Creepy, the Revolting, and the Undead (Paperback)
Arthur Slade is an amazing author. He is like a cross between Chuck Palahniuk, Christopher Moore, and Douglas Coupland but without the jaded cynicism, and with a great sense of humor. His books are also written for a younger audience, but can really be enjoyed by readers of any age who like a good story.
In this volume there are profiles of 15 monsters they are: Dracula Golem Medusa Loki The Giant Tera Frankenstein's Monster Sasquatch Loch Ness Monster Zack (Not the one from Saved by the Bell) Baba Yaga Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Quasimodo Loba The Grim Reaper In a very tongue-in-cheek fashion, Slade presents a short biography of each of these characters. Mixed and mingled with fact, lore, fictions and outright embellishments, the profiles will be fun for children of all ages. And of course if you read this book you will need to read the companion volume Villainology: Fabulous Lives of the Big, the Bad, and the Wicked. Together they pack a better punch than Frankenstein's Monster and the Wolfman together. Derek Mah does an amazing job illustrating this book; the character portraits are some of what you would expect but with a new and unique interpretation on them, and the smaller illustrations that add to the profiles are wonderful. An excellent book and I highly recommend it. |
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Monsterology: Fabulous Lives of the Creepy, the Revolting, and the Undead by Arthur Slade (Paperback - October 11, 2005)
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