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this was the first piece of horror fiction I really loved
the author uses humor to help set up the intense premise; the suspense builds consistently; and the ending is a twist that clearly inspired M. Night Shyamalan. you think I& #39;m joking but I& #39;m not. someone get me M. Night on the phone. I bet he admits it.
coming soon to HBO Max, looks like
it& #39;s absolutely a horror story. the reader is promised something scary, and that& #39;s what drives them forward. according to wiki, author Jon Stone wanted to write something that would inspire kids to read the whole book. also: it& #39;s the best-selling Sesame Street book, ever.
the story also, rather deftly, hinges upon that theme that Guillermo del Toro loves: that "monster" is not an innately bad word, although we always think it is. Also: I kinda love the wikipedia plot synopsis:
it& #39;s also a very philosophical story. the monster clearly cannot be Grover, the reader assumes, because Grover would certainly not be afraid of himself. or would he? and if he& #39;s the monster at the end, then it& #39;s all about self-discovery. Friedrich Nietzsche once said... (1/544)
one could also take it as a perfect example of a self-fulfilling prophecy. by enticing the reader to the end of the book, Grover guarantees that there will be a monster there. does that make Grover deceptive? perhaps. he is a monster, after all.
all of this will be on the test.
all of this will be on the test.
