User blog:Yeerk/Analyzing the Crap Out of My Hairiest Adventure

Yo, what up, home dogees? I took an extended break, but I'm back around kicking, so I wanted to announce my return and say hey. For those that don't know me, I'm Todd. (I mean, you can call me Yeerk if you want, I guess.)

I recapped yet another Goosebumps book, and this time, I decided to change my method. Before, I focused heavily on plot-synopsis, attempting to appeal to nostalgic fans like myself who already love these books. What I realized is there are several blogs online that do that, and I wasn't really adding (much) new to the internet. Furthermore, there is a lot of really good stuff in these books that I think young and reluctant readers can benefit from. Literary devices like symbolism, foreshadowing, and metaphor. Characterization. I want to use my blog to appeal to reluctant readers, and make a case for why these books can be looked at seriously and get more people (particularly kids) reading them. I also want to help current or previous readers of the books look at them a little deeper. I kind of made fun of the series before, but I've been finding myself pleasantly surprised by how good some of these books are from a literary standpoint. I hope you find what I found interesting.

I may eventually go through and redo the entries to the previous ten books I've covered with this new focus, but I want to get through the series first, so I'm going to keep moving on.

I just finished My Hairiest Adventure. Check out my analysis here. From what I recall, this book has more haters than fans, but I found it to be a really strong entry in the series.