bloodyrosemccoy: Beast from X-Men at the computer, grinning wickedly (Beastly)
bloodyrosemccoy ([personal profile] bloodyrosemccoy) wrote2012-10-16 01:28 pm

Plus, I Like Furry Blue Monsters

Hey, cool! Just found Bruce Coville's latest book, Always October!

I remember it, too. There was a short story version of it in Bruce Coville's Book of Monsters* back in the day, and I always wanted to know more about the boy whose little brother turned out to be a monster. Now I've got the chance to find out, and to enjoy a nice old-fashioned Halloween story. I do love me some October.

Also, having an OCD kid as one of the main characters is kind of neat. And while the girl's horror-themed interjections are a little obnoxious, I do like her addition as another narrator. Looks like it'll be a good one to read while I'm hanging out with the neighbor's cat.


*I am sure my mom would love to destroy Bruce for those anthologies he did, since every time I read one I would spend at least one night sleeping on the floor in my parents' room so the monsters would not get me. While I believe the books ultimately contributed a lot to my imagination, I'm pretty sure Mom wishes I'd stuck with the one about the unicorns.

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