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bloodyrosemccoy) wrote2012-10-16 01:28 pm
bloodyrosemccoy) wrote2012-10-16 01:28 pm
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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.
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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I must look into this immediately.
Bruce Coville was absolutely my favourite author as a kid. "My Teacher is an Alien" changed my life. And those anthologies were terrifying, but also thought-provoking. I still have them all somewhere.
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His Book of Aliens was where I first read a Ray Bradbury story. It also introduced me to the incomparable "To Serve Man," and I was young enough that I didn't know the punchline, so it was a great experience. Those were pretty impressive anthologies to be marketed to gradeschool kids, now that I think about it.
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