Omg. I started with Goosebumps in grade school and then it was def all about Fear Street as a teen. I'm not saying I was a very sophisticated reader back then LOL, but I just loved those books!!! Every once in awhile I see them at my thrift store and I want to read one just for kicks, but I also don't want to ruin my nostalgia from back then LOL!!!! Great video!
Omg the Cheerleaders......just....the covers....I love it!!!!!! Silent Night!!!! Omg. I want to just go back to my childhood for a couple hours and read them again!!!!!!!
@@shannasisak Right?! R.L. Stine was everything back in the day. I totally get the nostalgia versus “do I risk ruining it” dilemma-it’s a delicate balance! Honestly, some of them hold up surprisingly well for what they are, especially if you go in with the same sense of fun we had as kids and remember you have an adult brain now and they were not written for those. The Cheerleaders series? Iconic. Those covers are seared into my brain forever. Silent Night, though-pure chef’s kiss. If you do cave and pick one up from the thrift store, let me know which one! I’d love to hear how it holds up for you (or if the nostalgia makes it even better). Reliving childhood through books is always a solid life choice in my opinion.
I missed out on R.L. Stine when I was growing up. I don’t remember him being much on anyone’s radar in the UK prior to the Goosebumps TV series (and I was more of an ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark?’ kid in those days), but this might’ve been down to me looking for recommendations in the wrong places. Friends in Canada and the U.S. certainly speak about Stine’s work in hushed, nostalgic tones. Nonetheless, I really enjoyed your ranking and reflections on the books in questions here. I only knew of Fear Street from the Netflix films, so some of the recommendations here definitely piqued my interest. 😊
Thanks so much! I’m glad you enjoyed the ranking-it was a total nostalgia trip for me. It’s really fascinating to think about how certain media, like Are You Afraid of the Dark, circulated globally while others, like Fear Street, didn’t make the same leap. On one hand, I feel for your younger self not having access to these, but I’m sure you had your own cool reads that we missed out on! One of the interesting things about globalization and the internet now is how much it’s flattened those experiences-everyone has access to almost everything. So, no R. L., but did you ever come across Christopher Pike?
@@DrCrankyPantsReads I’ve seen a lot of Christopher Pike’s books online since, as well as other titles in the ‘Point Horror Books’ series, and all of them make me incredibly sad that they weren’t on my radar when I was around 12 or 13. I could imagine spending an entire summer reading book after book! The cover art, from what I’ve seen, is so evocative, especially the titles ‘Road to Nowhere’, 'Last Act' and ‘Remember Me.’ There’s one of Pike’s books, ‘Weekend’, which I’ve had on my list of Etsy favorites for months, and which I might one day take a chance on. If you have any recommendations, feel free to share. 😁
@@ATPennington Tell me about five current favorite books - that's going to help me think about which ones to recommend. Pike really was kind of all over the place - so I like to use some anchors to connect dots with recommendations.
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Omg. I started with Goosebumps in grade school and then it was def all about Fear Street as a teen. I'm not saying I was a very sophisticated reader back then LOL, but I just loved those books!!! Every once in awhile I see them at my thrift store and I want to read one just for kicks, but I also don't want to ruin my nostalgia from back then LOL!!!! Great video!
Omg the Cheerleaders......just....the covers....I love it!!!!!! Silent Night!!!! Omg. I want to just go back to my childhood for a couple hours and read them again!!!!!!!
@@shannasisak Right?! R.L. Stine was everything back in the day. I totally get the nostalgia versus “do I risk ruining it” dilemma-it’s a delicate balance! Honestly, some of them hold up surprisingly well for what they are, especially if you go in with the same sense of fun we had as kids and remember you have an adult brain now and they were not written for those. The Cheerleaders series? Iconic. Those covers are seared into my brain forever. Silent Night, though-pure chef’s kiss.
If you do cave and pick one up from the thrift store, let me know which one! I’d love to hear how it holds up for you (or if the nostalgia makes it even better). Reliving childhood through books is always a solid life choice in my opinion.
I missed out on R.L. Stine when I was growing up. I don’t remember him being much on anyone’s radar in the UK prior to the Goosebumps TV series (and I was more of an ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark?’ kid in those days), but this might’ve been down to me looking for recommendations in the wrong places. Friends in Canada and the U.S. certainly speak about Stine’s work in hushed, nostalgic tones.
Nonetheless, I really enjoyed your ranking and reflections on the books in questions here. I only knew of Fear Street from the Netflix films, so some of the recommendations here definitely piqued my interest. 😊
Thanks so much! I’m glad you enjoyed the ranking-it was a total nostalgia trip for me. It’s really fascinating to think about how certain media, like Are You Afraid of the Dark, circulated globally while others, like Fear Street, didn’t make the same leap. On one hand, I feel for your younger self not having access to these, but I’m sure you had your own cool reads that we missed out on! One of the interesting things about globalization and the internet now is how much it’s flattened those experiences-everyone has access to almost everything.
So, no R. L., but did you ever come across Christopher Pike?
@@DrCrankyPantsReads I’ve seen a lot of Christopher Pike’s books online since, as well as other titles in the ‘Point Horror Books’ series, and all of them make me incredibly sad that they weren’t on my radar when I was around 12 or 13. I could imagine spending an entire summer reading book after book! The cover art, from what I’ve seen, is so evocative, especially the titles ‘Road to Nowhere’, 'Last Act' and ‘Remember Me.’ There’s one of Pike’s books, ‘Weekend’, which I’ve had on my list of Etsy favorites for months, and which I might one day take a chance on. If you have any recommendations, feel free to share. 😁
@@ATPennington Tell me about five current favorite books - that's going to help me think about which ones to recommend. Pike really was kind of all over the place - so I like to use some anchors to connect dots with recommendations.