Give a book from you childhood a funny summery

NickRowler 2021-01-30 01:20:07 UTC #13

Was it Carlie and Lola?

Pony_wearing_a_hat 2021-01-30 01:21:57 UTC #14

CHARLIE AND LOLA! I LOVED THEM! Aw...

Black_Conscious 2021-01-30 01:23:03 UTC #15

YOOO
THATS THE ONE!
I had used to watch a couple of their episodes, and I guess it fascinated me of the way they have chosen the style of the show.

NickRowler 2021-01-30 01:27:46 UTC #16

The show takes a lot of inspiration from the art in book series which uses collage. I love Lauren Child’s designs.

akitsukino 2021-01-30 01:40:43 UTC #17

Pushy bird needs to learn better social skills.

thel3tterm 2021-01-30 01:42:40 UTC #18

Local 12 year old commits many crimes, somehow gets away with it.

Freemints30 2021-01-30 02:35:49 UTC #19

You know that bratty annoying kid that caused so much shit for you. She's the protagonist now...and some how less awful that all the other people.

KilljoyConstruct 2021-01-30 03:01:46 UTC #20

“Cats that live in the woods and kill each other, even after they’re dead. Seriously, there’s a cat hell where evil dead cats go to form their little gremlin schemes to kill more cats.”

rajillustration 2021-01-30 03:19:38 UTC #21

You pretend you've ever read these books, but all the other kids say they're so freakin scary so you never have. It's in your backpack because you rented it from the school library to look cool. You have not opened it. Teacher asks "what's your favorite scary story?" And you say "goosebumps" because you don't know any other scary books, and when that one kind of goth kid asks "oh which one?" you're super intimidated because he's hella cool and never talks to you, so you just tell them the story of Bloody Mary and he goes "omg that ones soo scary that's my favorite one too. Have you seen the TV show? So scary" and you lie and say "yah. Every week."

I have still never bothered to read a Goosebumps book and I have a hard time believing that even half of us did.

Pony_wearing_a_hat 2021-01-30 05:10:23 UTC #22

Meanwhile, a bus driver shirks all his responcibilities on six year olds

Zaboem 2021-01-30 05:23:12 UTC #23

The local police are so incompetent that they cannot solve crimes which a ten year old resolves in minutes.

Pony_wearing_a_hat 2021-01-30 05:25:39 UTC #24

Oh these books were my JAM!

Also Ten year old girl will kick your ass if you so much as touch her friend/source of entertainment.

allenT 2021-01-30 05:35:53 UTC #25

I have no idea this 'Peter & Jane' books i've been fed on as a little kid, is from the 60s.

Basically boy and girl do things together, kids friendly version.

Pony_wearing_a_hat 2021-01-30 14:40:22 UTC #26

Wha- Is the title of the book actually "look at this" ?

allenT 2021-01-30 15:26:29 UTC #27

Well they come in series.

Pony_wearing_a_hat 2021-01-30 15:43:36 UTC #28

Oh... no. No, no, no. I don't- I can't- I just-... No.

Iris-Grimoire 2021-01-30 16:09:33 UTC #29

Whoo boy, here's Deltora Quest.

Come for the weird High Fantasy, stay for the endless traumatic experiences.
Gaslighting? Physical trauma? PTSD? Almost getting converted into a cult and having to rip out a bit of face flesh so the mind control mask comes off? We've got it all.

Pony_wearing_a_hat 2021-01-30 19:30:17 UTC #30

Okay, quick question, what age demographic are these targeted at?

Iris-Grimoire 2021-01-31 02:22:08 UTC #31

Scholastic says it's recommended for ages 8-10 which... Is a bit underestimating the story. Though, the more traumatic stuff does come from the 2 sequel arcs, so it's possible that younger kids just don't get the weight of events in The Shifting Sands or Lair of the Beast since it's way more surreal.

thel3tterm 2021-01-31 04:14:26 UTC #32

OH MY GOD I USED TO LOVE THESE. The face ripping masks bit still haunts me to this day. Also the weird scene involving hotsprings, a paralytic fruit and killer birds? Its been a very long time, but I recall everyone almost dying.