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Goosebumps #21
Go Eat Worms!
THEY'RE CREEPY AND THEY'RE CRAWLY‑THEY'RE TOTALLY DISGUSTING!
Obsessed with worms? That's putting it mildly. Todd is so fascinated with worms, he keeps a worm farm in his basement! Most of all, Todd loves torturing his sister and her best friend with worms. Dropping them in their hair. Down their backs.
Until one day, after cutting a worm in half, Todd notices something strange. The rest of the worms seems to be staring at him! Suddenly worms start showing up in the worst places for Todd. In his bed. In his homework. Even in his spaghetti!
What's a worm lover to do when his own worms are starting to gross him out?
Obsessed with worms? That's putting it mildly. Todd is so fascinated with worms, he keeps a worm farm in his basement! Most of all, Todd loves torturing his sister and her best friend with worms. Dropping them in their hair. Down their backs.
Until one day, after cutting a worm in half, Todd notices something strange. The rest of the worms seems to be staring at him! Suddenly worms start showing up in the worst places for Todd. In his bed. In his homework. Even in his spaghetti!
What's a worm lover to do when his own worms are starting to gross him out?
119 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 1994
About the author
R.L. Stine
1,541 books17.8k followersRobert Lawrence Stine known as R. L. Stine and Jovial Bob Stine, is an American novelist and writer, well known for targeting younger audiences. Stine, who is often called the Stephen King of children's literature, is the author of dozens of popular horror fiction novellas, including the books in the Goosebumps, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room and Fear Street series.
R. L. Stine began his writing career when he was nine years old, and today he has achieved the position of the bestselling children's author in history. In the early 1990s, Stine was catapulted to fame when he wrote the unprecedented, bestselling Goosebumps® series, which sold more than 250 million copies and became a worldwide multimedia phenomenon. His other major series, Fear Street, has over 80 million copies sold.
Stine has received numerous awards of recognition, including several Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Awards, and he has been selected by kids as one of their favorite authors in the NEA's Read Across America program. He lives in New York, NY.
http://us.macmillan.com/itsthefirstda...
R. L. Stine began his writing career when he was nine years old, and today he has achieved the position of the bestselling children's author in history. In the early 1990s, Stine was catapulted to fame when he wrote the unprecedented, bestselling Goosebumps® series, which sold more than 250 million copies and became a worldwide multimedia phenomenon. His other major series, Fear Street, has over 80 million copies sold.
Stine has received numerous awards of recognition, including several Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Awards, and he has been selected by kids as one of their favorite authors in the NEA's Read Across America program. He lives in New York, NY.
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October 9, 2018
#21 " Homework was never this gross before!"
Todd loves his worms. He is so fascinated by worms he has his own worm farm in his basement. He loves to play with them and tease other people with them. But one day he makes a fatal Mistake by cutting a worm in half. As the other worms look on in horror they seemingly decide to get back at him by showing up everywhere!
Todd loves his worms. He is so fascinated by worms he has his own worm farm in his basement. He loves to play with them and tease other people with them. But one day he makes a fatal Mistake by cutting a worm in half. As the other worms look on in horror they seemingly decide to get back at him by showing up everywhere!
October 24, 2021
RILETTURA, DA ADULTO, DEI PICCOLI BRIVIDI N.18
Todd è un ragazzetto che adora i vermi. Li colleziona, li addestra e li imprigiona in una piccola villa stile Hamptons che ha costruito con dei pezzi di legno. Vuole fare faville al festival di scienze della scuola, dove ovviamente il belloccio, ricco e snob Patrick gli vuole dare filo da torcere: lui ha costruito un intero palazzo di cristallo per i suoi lombrichi. Proprio lui che è sempre pulito, con la manicure fatta e le camicette di lino inamidate. Nulla accade per 100 pagine, a parte qualche atto di bullismo della sorella bitch Regina. Poi le cose si scaldano: Todd inizia a vedere e trovare vermi ovunque. Nel suo panino, tra i suoi capelli, nel suo letto... a questo giro Regina sta veramente esagerando. Ma se invece fossero i vermi stessi a volerlo far fuori, finalmente pronti a vendicarsi?
Più weird e disgustoso che spaventoso. Un bel cazzeggio trashone che, ammetto, mi ha divertito molto. Bello il crescendo di ambiguità che ossessiona il piccolo, irritantissimo, protagonista: i vermi che appaiono ovunque sono davvero creature che vogliono vendicarsi su di lui o sono scherzi di cattivo gusto della perfida sorella? Nella successione di scaramucce c'è anche spazio per una bella scena d'orrore abbastanza angosciante: una vasca da bagno in cui, uno alla volta, iniziano a cadere lombrichi dal lavandino ricoprendo interamente il ragazzino. Il finale, frutto di una sniffata di roba buona di troppo vede una falena gigante armata di spillo pronta a uccidere. Io adoro.
Todd è un ragazzetto che adora i vermi. Li colleziona, li addestra e li imprigiona in una piccola villa stile Hamptons che ha costruito con dei pezzi di legno. Vuole fare faville al festival di scienze della scuola, dove ovviamente il belloccio, ricco e snob Patrick gli vuole dare filo da torcere: lui ha costruito un intero palazzo di cristallo per i suoi lombrichi. Proprio lui che è sempre pulito, con la manicure fatta e le camicette di lino inamidate. Nulla accade per 100 pagine, a parte qualche atto di bullismo della sorella bitch Regina. Poi le cose si scaldano: Todd inizia a vedere e trovare vermi ovunque. Nel suo panino, tra i suoi capelli, nel suo letto... a questo giro Regina sta veramente esagerando. Ma se invece fossero i vermi stessi a volerlo far fuori, finalmente pronti a vendicarsi?
Più weird e disgustoso che spaventoso. Un bel cazzeggio trashone che, ammetto, mi ha divertito molto. Bello il crescendo di ambiguità che ossessiona il piccolo, irritantissimo, protagonista: i vermi che appaiono ovunque sono davvero creature che vogliono vendicarsi su di lui o sono scherzi di cattivo gusto della perfida sorella? Nella successione di scaramucce c'è anche spazio per una bella scena d'orrore abbastanza angosciante: una vasca da bagno in cui, uno alla volta, iniziano a cadere lombrichi dal lavandino ricoprendo interamente il ragazzino. Il finale, frutto di una sniffata di roba buona di troppo vede una falena gigante armata di spillo pronta a uccidere. Io adoro.
September 11, 2016
This was a short read. I honestly don't mind worms, especially after it rains. However, this book is going to have me avoid the buggers for a while.
Pre-teen Todd is obsessed with worms. He has a worm house in his basement and when it rains he digs for worms along with his only friend Danny. After Todd (who is a jerk) goes around torturing his sister by throwing worms on her and putting them in her food. After a disastrous science fair, Todd starts to think the worms are turning on him after he maliciously cuts one in half and notices the other worms staring at him.
Todd sucked. I actually was pretty happy with the ending, because the kid was dancing near almost a psychopath. I'm still wondering how his parents didn't slap the mess out of him. I really felt for his sister Regina who kept having to deal with his "pranks" and him getting away with things. When Todd started to unravel it seemed like he was going to learn his lesson, but not so much.
When Todd tries to solve hr mystery of why worms are appearing all around him you start to feel a bit sorry for him, but of course that gets negated because he is seriously a jerk.
I thought the writing was okay. An easy book for a kid to read (I say age 9 and up) since I didn't think it was that scary. I'm grading this on a kid scale so am not going to jump too hard on Stine for the super quick and random ending. Also the ending reminded me of a book I read as a kid where a collector had the tables turned on him as well.
The flow was meh. Probably because the book focuses on the science fair competition and it made it out to be this big thing and it kind of fizzled in the end. Also once again Todd gets away with something that I'm surprised didn't get him grounded.
The setting of Ohio I recall intrigued me as a kid, because it felt so far away to me. This was around the same time when Eerie, Indiana was on and that show scared the life out of me so Goosebumps and that show were good companions.
Pre-teen Todd is obsessed with worms. He has a worm house in his basement and when it rains he digs for worms along with his only friend Danny. After Todd (who is a jerk) goes around torturing his sister by throwing worms on her and putting them in her food. After a disastrous science fair, Todd starts to think the worms are turning on him after he maliciously cuts one in half and notices the other worms staring at him.
Todd sucked. I actually was pretty happy with the ending, because the kid was dancing near almost a psychopath. I'm still wondering how his parents didn't slap the mess out of him. I really felt for his sister Regina who kept having to deal with his "pranks" and him getting away with things. When Todd started to unravel it seemed like he was going to learn his lesson, but not so much.
When Todd tries to solve hr mystery of why worms are appearing all around him you start to feel a bit sorry for him, but of course that gets negated because he is seriously a jerk.
I thought the writing was okay. An easy book for a kid to read (I say age 9 and up) since I didn't think it was that scary. I'm grading this on a kid scale so am not going to jump too hard on Stine for the super quick and random ending. Also the ending reminded me of a book I read as a kid where a collector had the tables turned on him as well.
The flow was meh. Probably because the book focuses on the science fair competition and it made it out to be this big thing and it kind of fizzled in the end. Also once again Todd gets away with something that I'm surprised didn't get him grounded.
The setting of Ohio I recall intrigued me as a kid, because it felt so far away to me. This was around the same time when Eerie, Indiana was on and that show scared the life out of me so Goosebumps and that show were good companions.
March 1, 2021
One of my goals as a reader is to read all of the Goosebumps books. I was obsessed with these books as a kid and read them so many times that I'm surprised I don't have them memorized. I picked this one up at a local used book sale and decided it was time I jump back into my childhood obsession.
This book is more creepy than scary. The last couple pages get scary, but overall I see this more as a thriller than a horror book. Which is totally okay! Not every book in the Goosebumps series will scare you silly!
Go Eat Worms follows some science projects gone wrong with worms and creepy critters, oh my! You'll be frustrated at trying to figure out who's trying our lead insane, but don't worry... It'll only get more annoying and creepier. Also, it's key to remember that revenge is a great dish. This book is full of revenge.
Overall, this book was a fun ride! I forgot about this one. It's definitely not my favourite book but it's a solid read. It's one of the weaker Goosebumps though, so maybe don't start with this one.
Two out of five stars.
This book is more creepy than scary. The last couple pages get scary, but overall I see this more as a thriller than a horror book. Which is totally okay! Not every book in the Goosebumps series will scare you silly!
Go Eat Worms follows some science projects gone wrong with worms and creepy critters, oh my! You'll be frustrated at trying to figure out who's trying our lead insane, but don't worry... It'll only get more annoying and creepier. Also, it's key to remember that revenge is a great dish. This book is full of revenge.
Overall, this book was a fun ride! I forgot about this one. It's definitely not my favourite book but it's a solid read. It's one of the weaker Goosebumps though, so maybe don't start with this one.
Two out of five stars.
April 29, 2015
Confession time: I'm the kind of person who carefully picks up worms on the pavement and puts them back on the grass, so they don't get run over or stepped on or dried out.
So Todd, the main character in this book, is a real asshole. Not only because he tortures worms, cutting them in half and dropping them into things like coffee and soup - but he's an asshole to people, too. He's a mean person. He torments his little sister by dropping worms down her shirt and putting them in her food, he sabotages her science project with worms, he hates another kid at school because the kid likes playing with worms, too. He's just a horrible person.
So I think he deserved what was coming to him.
He starts to find worms in his bed, worms in his bath, worms in his sandwich. Are the worms seeking revenge? How can he make it stop?
In short, a disgusting and cruel book. Feel free to skip this one.
So Todd, the main character in this book, is a real asshole. Not only because he tortures worms, cutting them in half and dropping them into things like coffee and soup - but he's an asshole to people, too. He's a mean person. He torments his little sister by dropping worms down her shirt and putting them in her food, he sabotages her science project with worms, he hates another kid at school because the kid likes playing with worms, too. He's just a horrible person.
So I think he deserved what was coming to him.
He starts to find worms in his bed, worms in his bath, worms in his sandwich. Are the worms seeking revenge? How can he make it stop?
In short, a disgusting and cruel book. Feel free to skip this one.
July 3, 2010
No...I didn't like this one. It was over and over just going on at the same thing, worms, worms, worms. (Not that there is anything wrong with worms.) - But it's just not scary, and you can't write a complete, from beginning till end, creepy and not-getting-boring story about it. The constant continuing battle between the brother and sister was also very annoying... - The end was really short cut-off, and a total anti-climax. And then Stine had to put two more pages at the end of the book about beautiful butterflies to make it and "surprise- and twist-ending". - Wasn't necesarry!
Stine tried to make something scary, which isn't scary at all, and didn't really succeed in it.
Stine tried to make something scary, which isn't scary at all, and didn't really succeed in it.
September 8, 2021
One of the weaker Goosebumps in the series. Low on scares, Stine try’s to use a more gross-out humour with this one.
The main focus of the story centres around a school science fair, I thought this was a great way of trying to engage younger readers to learning.
The main focus of the story centres around a school science fair, I thought this was a great way of trying to engage younger readers to learning.
July 12, 2020
Really didn’t expect much going into this. Halfway through, it reminded me a bit of Creepshow’s They’re Creeping Up On You. All in all, it grossed me out. And honestly, the ending with the butterflies is the most morbid thing I’ve read in a Goosebumps book.
December 31, 2021
I spent a month re-reading all 62 original Goosebumps books to see if they still hold up today, you can check out my 3.5 hour vlog here: https://youtu.be/2C73xc1FS5o
You can also check out my entire ranking of the original Goosebumps books from worst to best here: https://youtu.be/lBfaxCOwAnA
You can also check out my entire ranking of the original Goosebumps books from worst to best here: https://youtu.be/lBfaxCOwAnA
August 3, 2024
perfect book to lose your appetite 🙏💯💯
January 19, 2020
One of my Facebook friends put up a picture of this book, and I had never heard of it. I went online, and a few “comprehensive” lists of the series didn’t have this one 🤷🏻♀️
I had my wife inter-library loan it for me (she’s a librarian, so just plugs it into the system at work). It kept being delayed for delivery. I was starting to think this was like an April Fool’s Day book or something, like when you skip floor 13 in an elevator, maybe Stine was superstitious about the number 21 or something and never wrote this book. Instead they just put a placeholder title in the series to send people on a wild goose chase.
Well it finally showed up Friday.
This one was good. Nothing too scary. Just a minor gross out, cold chill-inducing story. I expected the typical anti-climactic ending, but there was a bit of a supernatural bent to this one that was kind of refreshing. Protagonist was kind of a jerk too, so there was a bit of dimension to this one that might be missing in some of the juvenile fiction out there.
I think I’ll read at least one Goosebumps and one Animorphs book every January from here forward. I like starting the year off with light reads that are low stress and remind me of my childhood.
I had my wife inter-library loan it for me (she’s a librarian, so just plugs it into the system at work). It kept being delayed for delivery. I was starting to think this was like an April Fool’s Day book or something, like when you skip floor 13 in an elevator, maybe Stine was superstitious about the number 21 or something and never wrote this book. Instead they just put a placeholder title in the series to send people on a wild goose chase.
Well it finally showed up Friday.
This one was good. Nothing too scary. Just a minor gross out, cold chill-inducing story. I expected the typical anti-climactic ending, but there was a bit of a supernatural bent to this one that was kind of refreshing. Protagonist was kind of a jerk too, so there was a bit of dimension to this one that might be missing in some of the juvenile fiction out there.
I think I’ll read at least one Goosebumps and one Animorphs book every January from here forward. I like starting the year off with light reads that are low stress and remind me of my childhood.
August 24, 2021
I realize that I have 41 more Goosebumps books to go, but I think Go Eat Worms might be the worst of them. The main character is the most horrifying part of the story. He’s awful to his sister and his best friend. He doesn’t face any significant consequences for his pranks. He’s a selfish budding serial killer with no redeeming qualities. He collects and kills worms now; it’s only a matter of time before he graduates up to mammals. Aside from Todd being the real monster, worms appearing in random places isn’t that scary. It’s not even all that interesting. The story was boring and anti-climatic. The only thing I liked was the use of the giant paper mache robin. I could say that the plot was well organized, too. It just didn’t really go anywhere memorable. Go Eat Worms was essentially just a series of random things that happen to a character I actively hated. I genuinely hope this is the worst one.
Score: 0.5
Full review with memes, snark, and spoilers can be found on my blog:
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Score: 0.5
Full review with memes, snark, and spoilers can be found on my blog:
https://www.danstalter.com/go-eat-worms/
June 12, 2024
Δεν είμαι σίγουρη πως το βιβλίο αυτό θα μπορούσε να χαρακ��ηριστεί ως τρομακτικό, είναι όμως αναμφίβολα αηδιαστικό και αυτό ίσως και να μπορεί να θεωρηθεί επιτυχία, αν αναλογιστεί κανείς το κοινό στο οποίο απευθύνεται. Σαφέστατα και ο Stine μάς έχει προσφέρει καλύτερες στιγμές, αλλά και η συγκεκριμένη δεν μπορεί να θεωρηθεί κακή... αν και σιχαμένη.
November 25, 2013
Good old Goosebumps. They were an obsession of mine back in primary school. And the funny thing is, I never actually read them. Whenever our library sessions came around, I always grabbed this awesome 'Jurassic Park' visual companion, and usually one of the many Goosebumps books - whichever one's picture most appealed to me on that day.
Sometimes I read one or two chapters ... but I never got any further than that. They didn't scare me, as such, I was just such a lousy reader back then.
To be honest, I really shouldn't be reviewing this one, because it was so many years ago now, and frankly I was just curious to see if these books were even on Goodreads at all.
Anyway, it's been crossing my mind lately that I would like to go back and read every single one of the old-school Goosebumps books; I could finish each one in a day, if I had the time.
But where on earth would I find them? E-bay?
Probably, but in my present situation, ordering a shitload of books probably isn't a good idea. I'll wait till I go back home, and then maybe I'll think about it. But for now, I'll just settle for recounting - very briefly - on the one book I did manage to finish back then.
Even as a child, I had one personal criticism for these books in that they were always structured the same way. Something scary would happen ("scary" in the childish sense, and I was watching such terrors as 'Pet Sematary' and 'Salem's Lot' as far back as I can remember), but this scary happening always turns out to be just a mean trick. Then the story would unravel further, and the tricksters would become the sufferers, falling victim to irony in its most simple of forms.
Obviously I didn't know what "irony" was back then. But any kid knows the the function of such fables like 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf' - whether or not that "function" has a name yet.
And I was always aware that R.L. Stine relied primarily on this function to tell his stories.
I didn't buy this; I found it annoyingly predictable. And for the most part, 'Go Eat Worms' was exactly the same.
Except there must have been something else in this one, because unbelievably, I actually did finish it. I really couldn't recount the story now, but one thing I still vividly remember was a conversation I had with my mum on the way home from school, the same day that I finished the book.
She was always encouraging us to read more - just put those bloody controllers down and go read something useful!!! - and I remember actually having this weird feeling in the pit of my stomach ... my very first taste of what I now know was fear.
Not the fear you get from watching movies, or being bellowed at by the headmaster - I had already experienced the former many times; the latter, thankfully never - but the deeper, crawling sensation of fear that clouds over your head like an internal storm cloud. The fear that only a book can give you.
I seriously can't remember what had scared me - I was very young, you understand, so it would still have been fairly mild - but something in this book kinda had scared me nonetheless.
I told my mother about how strange it was that a book, of all things, had actually frightened me. She smiled and agreed, and for whatever reason, I never read again for another few years.
And until this very day, I've never completed another Goosebumps book.
Sometimes I read one or two chapters ... but I never got any further than that. They didn't scare me, as such, I was just such a lousy reader back then.
To be honest, I really shouldn't be reviewing this one, because it was so many years ago now, and frankly I was just curious to see if these books were even on Goodreads at all.
Anyway, it's been crossing my mind lately that I would like to go back and read every single one of the old-school Goosebumps books; I could finish each one in a day, if I had the time.
But where on earth would I find them? E-bay?
Probably, but in my present situation, ordering a shitload of books probably isn't a good idea. I'll wait till I go back home, and then maybe I'll think about it. But for now, I'll just settle for recounting - very briefly - on the one book I did manage to finish back then.
Even as a child, I had one personal criticism for these books in that they were always structured the same way. Something scary would happen ("scary" in the childish sense, and I was watching such terrors as 'Pet Sematary' and 'Salem's Lot' as far back as I can remember), but this scary happening always turns out to be just a mean trick. Then the story would unravel further, and the tricksters would become the sufferers, falling victim to irony in its most simple of forms.
Obviously I didn't know what "irony" was back then. But any kid knows the the function of such fables like 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf' - whether or not that "function" has a name yet.
And I was always aware that R.L. Stine relied primarily on this function to tell his stories.
I didn't buy this; I found it annoyingly predictable. And for the most part, 'Go Eat Worms' was exactly the same.
Except there must have been something else in this one, because unbelievably, I actually did finish it. I really couldn't recount the story now, but one thing I still vividly remember was a conversation I had with my mum on the way home from school, the same day that I finished the book.
She was always encouraging us to read more - just put those bloody controllers down and go read something useful!!! - and I remember actually having this weird feeling in the pit of my stomach ... my very first taste of what I now know was fear.
Not the fear you get from watching movies, or being bellowed at by the headmaster - I had already experienced the former many times; the latter, thankfully never - but the deeper, crawling sensation of fear that clouds over your head like an internal storm cloud. The fear that only a book can give you.
I seriously can't remember what had scared me - I was very young, you understand, so it would still have been fairly mild - but something in this book kinda had scared me nonetheless.
I told my mother about how strange it was that a book, of all things, had actually frightened me. She smiled and agreed, and for whatever reason, I never read again for another few years.
And until this very day, I've never completed another Goosebumps book.
December 27, 2018
Hmm, not overly impressed with this one and there was not NEARLY enough worm eating to live up to the title. I'd much prefer to re-read the middle grade classic, How To Eat Fried Worms, if I wanted a book truly about eating worms. I did enjoy the "Stop effing with nature/insects or we gon' seek our revenge, fools" semi-theme that happened here. Never been a huge fan of bugs and this book made me think of the time I was a summer research assistant in the mountains and had to carry small refrigerators FULL of moths and bugs and then identify them in petri dishes before they "woke up" and start flying all over the dang place and freaking me out! The end.
December 30, 2020
Many years ago we had a problem with a slug invasion. It started with slimy trails on the living room carpet and one day we even found one in the fridge! So I can kind of sympathise with Todd, even though he is a budding psychopath. A lot of people seem to rate this as one of the weaker Goosebumps but I actually really enjoyed it. More gross than spooky, you probably wouldn't want to read it before lunch.
October 12, 2020
Very close to 3 stars - one of the better writen Goosebumps books. It just was not scary. It was disgusting, yes, but scary? No. At least it was fun.
October 28, 2022
Go Eat Worms is the 21st installment in Scholastic’s Goosebump series written by R.L. Stine. It was originally released in 1994.
Tony is obsessed with worms. Everything about worms: how big they are, how slimy they are, how fat they are. Tony is sure he will win his school’s science fair with his worm experiment, but then something strange starts happening. Worms start appearing where they shouldn’t. Are the worms trying to get revenge on Tony?
Tony has to be the worst “protagonist” to date in the Goosebump books. The kid is a sociopath and clearly on his way to becoming a serial killer. While it was hard to feel for the character, I found this book to be more interesting than the last few Goosebump books with better writing. The story is told from a third party narration which switches it up a bit and it doesn’t follow the fake out scares nearly as much. I personally am not grossed out by worms so I didn’t find this book scary. Maybe a little gross at times? But if you have a fear of worms (is that a thing?), then maybe this terrifies you.
Tony is obsessed with worms. Everything about worms: how big they are, how slimy they are, how fat they are. Tony is sure he will win his school’s science fair with his worm experiment, but then something strange starts happening. Worms start appearing where they shouldn’t. Are the worms trying to get revenge on Tony?
Tony has to be the worst “protagonist” to date in the Goosebump books. The kid is a sociopath and clearly on his way to becoming a serial killer. While it was hard to feel for the character, I found this book to be more interesting than the last few Goosebump books with better writing. The story is told from a third party narration which switches it up a bit and it doesn’t follow the fake out scares nearly as much. I personally am not grossed out by worms so I didn’t find this book scary. Maybe a little gross at times? But if you have a fear of worms (is that a thing?), then maybe this terrifies you.
January 15, 2016
3.5 stars
Todd, a middle grade student, has a weird hobby of collecting worms. He built a worm farm house in his baseman for his beloved animal. His older sister, Ragina, usually has argument with him about his strange hobby and practical jokes, what she considers as gross. From an old mansion for Halloween party to science fair project, from his cap, school bag, and sandwich to his bed, worm is always the reason of arguments and revenge between the two. After Todd cuts a worm in half one day, he frighteningly thinks that he is haunted by the worms in order to seek revenge from him. Will he solve the mystery? Are the worms indeed haunted him?
I enjoyed listening to this book, narrated by an app, from the first chapter to the second to last. Most of the time, Goosebumps series have unexpectedly plot twist which have successfully blown my mine several times already, but this one is nah. It would have been a great book if the ending were different. But anyway, I enjoyed it dearly.
Todd, a middle grade student, has a weird hobby of collecting worms. He built a worm farm house in his baseman for his beloved animal. His older sister, Ragina, usually has argument with him about his strange hobby and practical jokes, what she considers as gross. From an old mansion for Halloween party to science fair project, from his cap, school bag, and sandwich to his bed, worm is always the reason of arguments and revenge between the two. After Todd cuts a worm in half one day, he frighteningly thinks that he is haunted by the worms in order to seek revenge from him. Will he solve the mystery? Are the worms indeed haunted him?
I enjoyed listening to this book, narrated by an app, from the first chapter to the second to last. Most of the time, Goosebumps series have unexpectedly plot twist which have successfully blown my mine several times already, but this one is nah. It would have been a great book if the ending were different. But anyway, I enjoyed it dearly.
December 8, 2016
This is quite possibly the worst Goosebumps book.
That's right. It's worse than Why I'm Afraid of Bees, and even Piano Lessons Can Be Murder which is a feat in itself. While this book might have been salvageable if it went the Tremors route and played with the evil giant worm they hinted at throughout the text... it didn't. No, it just had vaguely evil worms in it.
I guess this was meant to play on the gross-out factor of worms, but instead it was just downright ridiculous and painfully silly. Maybe this book would scare a younger audience, but they'd have to be pretty darn young.
That's right. It's worse than Why I'm Afraid of Bees, and even Piano Lessons Can Be Murder which is a feat in itself. While this book might have been salvageable if it went the Tremors route and played with the evil giant worm they hinted at throughout the text... it didn't. No, it just had vaguely evil worms in it.
I guess this was meant to play on the gross-out factor of worms, but instead it was just downright ridiculous and painfully silly. Maybe this book would scare a younger audience, but they'd have to be pretty darn young.
March 30, 2020
Todd was a punk ass bitch who deserved everything in this book. 😈
I hated this book and it was just as unenjoyable as the Werewolf of Fever Swamp. Todd was just as slimy as the worms he loved. He was a rude little jerk who would slip worms down his sister's shirt and generally maker her life a living hell. All of the tricks that were played on him in return for his actions were all deserved. I did not pity him and I felt like the strange item in the ground was a very weird addition. I did like the classic Goosebumps twist in the final chapter but it couldn't save the majority of the book's flaws. Please let the next book be good, I'm begging you!
I hated this book and it was just as unenjoyable as the Werewolf of Fever Swamp. Todd was just as slimy as the worms he loved. He was a rude little jerk who would slip worms down his sister's shirt and generally maker her life a living hell. All of the tricks that were played on him in return for his actions were all deserved. I did not pity him and I felt like the strange item in the ground was a very weird addition. I did like the classic Goosebumps twist in the final chapter but it couldn't save the majority of the book's flaws. Please let the next book be good, I'm begging you!
August 1, 2015
A wonderful read from my childhood, one I’d certainly suggest for other youngsters. Whilst it is not my all-time favourite childhood read I can still recall all the details of this one meaning it certainly left a lasting impression upon my young mind.
And isn’t that what we want with children’s books, for them to leave a positive lasting impression?
And isn’t that what we want with children’s books, for them to leave a positive lasting impression?
September 28, 2014
This book was good when I thought the worms were actually getting revenge on Todd. That ending was beyond ridiculous.
May 24, 2024
Go Eat Worms! by R.L. Stine is the 21st book in the Goosebumps series and centers around lots of worms creeping, crawling, and causing chaos. Todd has a fascination with worms and enjoys digging them up and adding them to his basement worm farm. A big Science Expo is happening at Todd’s school, and his project is a worm house full of worms. Todd is very excited about his project and is sure he will win the grand prize; however, the worms have other plans.
Worms causing chaos is a great idea! Wiggly worms are interesting and do wonders for the soil. And, Todd loves all things worms which also includes grossing out his family and friends. Along with its cool cover, this story had so much potential, but it sort of fell flat for me. This book is definitely not one of the better stories in the series. It was not very scary, felt a bit repetitive at times, and the build up kind of ran out of steam. With all that being said, I loved that the worms get fed up with Todd’s antics and exact revenge, and the ending was surprisingly creepy. It is not a favorite Goosebumps of mine, but it was an entertaining enough read for Old School April, and I am sure young readers will enjoy reading it.
Worms causing chaos is a great idea! Wiggly worms are interesting and do wonders for the soil. And, Todd loves all things worms which also includes grossing out his family and friends. Along with its cool cover, this story had so much potential, but it sort of fell flat for me. This book is definitely not one of the better stories in the series. It was not very scary, felt a bit repetitive at times, and the build up kind of ran out of steam. With all that being said, I loved that the worms get fed up with Todd’s antics and exact revenge, and the ending was surprisingly creepy. It is not a favorite Goosebumps of mine, but it was an entertaining enough read for Old School April, and I am sure young readers will enjoy reading it.
January 5, 2017
I'm sure Stine writes one Goosebumps book per month but That doesn't mean that he can't give at least five straight minutes to think of a good topic! This time the horror master brings us Worms!! Works that are out for revenge! Or are they? It is for you to read and find out. To main character is very different, worm-loving, self caring , and a naught person. He has a great sense of humour and can tackle humane situations easily but is also very easily scared and suspicious. His friend has a good sense of humour and supports him. This time its the sister who plays the prank on her brother. There is no straightforward plotline that follows the story. The book is okay, not very great, it doesn't seem horrifying or scaring one but its just full of pranks and jokes and teasing. That's all. There is a big worm seeking revenge at the third last page though. But introducing something scary at the end of the book does not really work. This book is more like a teenagers comedy and stressful life. Its completely different and fails to horrify and scare the reader. I like the Science Exhibition , Beginning, and the bathtub scene and those jokes and scares but this was not a very noticeable book from the Goosebumps series.
Plot
Todd Barstow loves worms. He loves digging them up on the baseball diamond behind the school after it rains, loves collecting them in an aquarium in his basement, and loves tormenting his sister Regina and her best friend Beth with them. Luckily his best friend Danny always gives him a hand in collecting worms, even though he does not quite share his friend’s enthusiasm. Todd is known as that child who always wears a Raiders cap and loves worms.
Todd's planning on entering a worm house in the Science Fair. The Worm House is a wood house with worms inside. Todd learns that Patrick, a rich blonde good-looking child, is also entering a worm-related project in the Science Fair. Todd becomes obsessed with finding out what his project is, to ensure that his will be better than Patrick's. Regina tells Todd Patrick's address and Todd and Danny set off late at night to first meet with Patrick to try and get an answer from him. Later when they see his mansion is abandoned, they decide to break in and see his project. Then an evil spirit dog chases them and they see a corpse inside the house and run away.
Todd overhears his sister the next day talking to Beth on the telephone about what a great trick she played, sending the two boys to the abandoned mansion where some children threw a Halloween party a few months ago. Todd gets revenge on her by putting worms in the beak of the paper mache bird she has created for the Science Fair, which she has named Christopher Robin. Regina accidentally opens the bird's beak, when the Science Fair judges walk by and they land on the head of the judges.
Patrick sets his project down next to Todd's modest worm house and reveals that he has built a massive worm skyscraper, complete with working elevators. The judges spend a considerable amount of time on Patrick's project, mostly ignoring Todd's. Todd is furious, especially since he is the worm expert. He had even refused to let Danny help him with his project, leaving Danny to build a solar system representation made out of balloons, half of which deflate by the time the judges come around. The judges announce the winner of the Science Fair, Danny and his balloon solar system.
Todd goes back to digging up worms out by the baseball diamond. Danny and Todd have been noticing a low rumble every time they go out to the diamond to dig. They even embarrassed themselves in front of the student body by proclaiming they were experiencing an earthquake.
Todd collects a bucket of worms and carries them back to his basement, where Regina and Beth are hanging out. Todd shows them a "neat" trick: he takes a worm and slices it in two. The two halves continue to wiggle forming two worms. Regina tells Todd that the worms in his fish tank are watching him, that they know what he did and they're not happy, that they will take their revenge on him. The next day, Todd's baseball cap is filled with worms.
Todd then begins finding worms in his bed, his food, his homework, so on. He finally decides that Regina is right, and becomes so convinced that the worms are seeking their revenge that he sneaks down to the basement to apologize to the worms, where he is caught by his father, who is wielding a baseball bat. Todd's father tells him he has to get rid of his worms once and for all.
The next day at school, Todd walks to class in the pouring rain. When he enters the school, he and Danny overhear Regina telling her friend Beth about how she has been the one freaking Todd out, carefully placing worms all over his things to get him back for sabotaging her project. Todd drags Danny out to the baseball field to dig up worms after school. The rain has cleared and all the worms are coming out, the perfect time to grab some worms and get back Regina and Beth with them.
As Danny and Todd are digging around in the ground, they feel the rumble again and this time, a giant worm the size of a tree trunk pops out of the ground, grabs Todd, and drags him underneath the soil of the baseball diamond. Danny waves at Regina and Beth, who are walking along the edge of the diamond, to help him. They are busy carrying their paper mache bird, the shadow of which falls onto the baseball diamond, casting the shadow of a giant bird. The giant worm sneaks back out of the soil, sees the bird shadow, and releases Todd from his grasp. Todd decides to abandon his worm hobby once and for all by tossing his worms out into the garden, and he begins to collect beautiful butterfly specimens instead, much to the delight of his sister.
Todd is then awakened by a giant butterfly holding a huge silver pin who has shown up to take revenge.
Plot
Todd Barstow loves worms. He loves digging them up on the baseball diamond behind the school after it rains, loves collecting them in an aquarium in his basement, and loves tormenting his sister Regina and her best friend Beth with them. Luckily his best friend Danny always gives him a hand in collecting worms, even though he does not quite share his friend’s enthusiasm. Todd is known as that child who always wears a Raiders cap and loves worms.
Todd's planning on entering a worm house in the Science Fair. The Worm House is a wood house with worms inside. Todd learns that Patrick, a rich blonde good-looking child, is also entering a worm-related project in the Science Fair. Todd becomes obsessed with finding out what his project is, to ensure that his will be better than Patrick's. Regina tells Todd Patrick's address and Todd and Danny set off late at night to first meet with Patrick to try and get an answer from him. Later when they see his mansion is abandoned, they decide to break in and see his project. Then an evil spirit dog chases them and they see a corpse inside the house and run away.
Todd overhears his sister the next day talking to Beth on the telephone about what a great trick she played, sending the two boys to the abandoned mansion where some children threw a Halloween party a few months ago. Todd gets revenge on her by putting worms in the beak of the paper mache bird she has created for the Science Fair, which she has named Christopher Robin. Regina accidentally opens the bird's beak, when the Science Fair judges walk by and they land on the head of the judges.
Patrick sets his project down next to Todd's modest worm house and reveals that he has built a massive worm skyscraper, complete with working elevators. The judges spend a considerable amount of time on Patrick's project, mostly ignoring Todd's. Todd is furious, especially since he is the worm expert. He had even refused to let Danny help him with his project, leaving Danny to build a solar system representation made out of balloons, half of which deflate by the time the judges come around. The judges announce the winner of the Science Fair, Danny and his balloon solar system.
Todd goes back to digging up worms out by the baseball diamond. Danny and Todd have been noticing a low rumble every time they go out to the diamond to dig. They even embarrassed themselves in front of the student body by proclaiming they were experiencing an earthquake.
Todd collects a bucket of worms and carries them back to his basement, where Regina and Beth are hanging out. Todd shows them a "neat" trick: he takes a worm and slices it in two. The two halves continue to wiggle forming two worms. Regina tells Todd that the worms in his fish tank are watching him, that they know what he did and they're not happy, that they will take their revenge on him. The next day, Todd's baseball cap is filled with worms.
Todd then begins finding worms in his bed, his food, his homework, so on. He finally decides that Regina is right, and becomes so convinced that the worms are seeking their revenge that he sneaks down to the basement to apologize to the worms, where he is caught by his father, who is wielding a baseball bat. Todd's father tells him he has to get rid of his worms once and for all.
The next day at school, Todd walks to class in the pouring rain. When he enters the school, he and Danny overhear Regina telling her friend Beth about how she has been the one freaking Todd out, carefully placing worms all over his things to get him back for sabotaging her project. Todd drags Danny out to the baseball field to dig up worms after school. The rain has cleared and all the worms are coming out, the perfect time to grab some worms and get back Regina and Beth with them.
As Danny and Todd are digging around in the ground, they feel the rumble again and this time, a giant worm the size of a tree trunk pops out of the ground, grabs Todd, and drags him underneath the soil of the baseball diamond. Danny waves at Regina and Beth, who are walking along the edge of the diamond, to help him. They are busy carrying their paper mache bird, the shadow of which falls onto the baseball diamond, casting the shadow of a giant bird. The giant worm sneaks back out of the soil, sees the bird shadow, and releases Todd from his grasp. Todd decides to abandon his worm hobby once and for all by tossing his worms out into the garden, and he begins to collect beautiful butterfly specimens instead, much to the delight of his sister.
Todd is then awakened by a giant butterfly holding a huge silver pin who has shown up to take revenge.
January 13, 2025
I’m doing a full series reread and yikessss. This is by far the worst Goosebumps book I’ve reencountered yet. 😬
Go Eat Worms follows Todd and his obsessions with worms. He’s peeved when he finds out a classmate of his is stealing his idea for the science fair. Todd is constantly pulling pranks on everyone with his beloved worms but this time someone else is doing the pranking towards Todd.
The humor and the dialogue didn’t even make this a decent read unfortunately. Off to the next one I go!
Go Eat Worms follows Todd and his obsessions with worms. He’s peeved when he finds out a classmate of his is stealing his idea for the science fair. Todd is constantly pulling pranks on everyone with his beloved worms but this time someone else is doing the pranking towards Todd.
The humor and the dialogue didn’t even make this a decent read unfortunately. Off to the next one I go!
May 26, 2024
I really struggled getting through this one, because I wasn't a fan of Todd. Nor was I a fan of him not learning a lesson by the end. The only part that captured my interest was towards the end - not the ending itself but leading up to the end. Lots of good spooky scenes, which is why this is getting a two instead of a one star from me.
Want to read
November 14, 2015Todd Barstow loves worms. He loves digging them up on the baseball diamond behind the school after it rains, loves collecting them in an aquarium in his basement, and loves tormenting his sister Regina and her best friend Beth with them. Luckily his best friend Danny always gives him a hand in collecting worms, even though he does not quite share his friend’s enthusiasm. Todd is known as that child who always wears the Raiders cap and loves worms.
Todd's planning on entering a worm house in the Science Fair. The Worm House is a wood house with worms inside. Todd learns that Patrick, a rich blonde good-looking child, is also entering a worm-related project in the Science Fair. Todd becomes obsessed with finding out what his project is, to ensure that his will be better than Patrick's. Regina tells Todd Patrick's address and Todd and Danny set off late at night to first meet with Patrick to try and get an answer from him. Later when they see his mansion is abandoned, they decide to break in and see his project. Then an evil spirit dog chases them and they see a corpse inside the house and run away.
Todd overhears his sister the next day talking to Beth on the telephone about what a great trick she played, sending the two boys to the abandoned mansion where some children threw a Halloween party a few months ago. Todd gets revenge on her by putting worms in the beak of the paper mache bird she has created for the Science Fair, which she has named Christopher Robin. Regina accidentally opens the bird's beak, when the Science Fair judges walk by and they land on the head of the judges.
Patrick sets his project down next to Todd's modest worm house and reveals that he has built a massive worm skyscraper, complete with working elevators. The judges spend a considerable amount of time on Patrick's project, mostly ignoring Todd's. Todd is furious, especially since he is the worm expert. He had even refused to let Danny help him with his project, leaving Danny to build a solar system representation made out of balloons, half of which deflate by the time the judges come around. The judges announce the winner of the Science Fair, Danny and his balloon solar system.
Todd goes back to digging up worms out by the baseball diamond. Danny and Todd have been noticing a low rumble every time they go out to the diamond to dig. They even embarrassed themselves in front of the student body by proclaiming they were experiencing an earthquake.
Todd collects a bucket of worms and carries them back to his basement, where Regina and Beth are hanging out. Todd shows them a "neat" trick: he takes a worm and slices it in two. The two halves continue to wiggle forming two worms. Regina tells Todd that the worms in his fish tank are watching him, that they know what he did and they're not happy, that they will take their revenge on him. The next day, Todd's baseball cap is filled with worms.
Todd then begins finding worms in his bed, his food, his homework, so on. He finally decides that Regina is right, and becomes so convinced that the worms are seeking their revenge that he sneaks down to the basement to apologize to the worms, where he is caught by his father, who is wielding a baseball bat. Todd's father tells him he has to get rid of his worms once and for all.
The next day at school, Todd walks to class in the pouring rain. When he enters the school, he and Danny overhear Regina telling her friend Beth about how she has been the one freaking Todd out, carefully placing worms all over his things to get him back for sabotaging her project. Todd drags Danny out to the baseball field to dig up worms after school. The rain has cleared and all the worms are coming out, the perfect time to grab some worms and get back Regina and Beth with them.
As Danny and Todd are digging around in the ground, they feel the rumble again and this time, a giant worm the size of a tree trunk pops out of the ground, grabs Todd, and drags him underneath the soil of the baseball diamond. Danny waves at Regina and Beth, who are walking along the edge of the diamond, to help him. They are busy carrying their paper mache bird, the shadow of which falls onto the baseball diamond, casting the shadow of a giant bird. The giant worm sneaks back out of the soil, sees the bird shadow, and releases Todd from his grasp. Todd decides to abandon his worm hobby once and for all by tossing his worms out into the garden, and he begins to collect beautiful butterfly specimens instead, much to the delight of his sister.
Todd is then awakened by a giant butterfly holding a huge silver pin, who has shown up to take revenge.
Todd's planning on entering a worm house in the Science Fair. The Worm House is a wood house with worms inside. Todd learns that Patrick, a rich blonde good-looking child, is also entering a worm-related project in the Science Fair. Todd becomes obsessed with finding out what his project is, to ensure that his will be better than Patrick's. Regina tells Todd Patrick's address and Todd and Danny set off late at night to first meet with Patrick to try and get an answer from him. Later when they see his mansion is abandoned, they decide to break in and see his project. Then an evil spirit dog chases them and they see a corpse inside the house and run away.
Todd overhears his sister the next day talking to Beth on the telephone about what a great trick she played, sending the two boys to the abandoned mansion where some children threw a Halloween party a few months ago. Todd gets revenge on her by putting worms in the beak of the paper mache bird she has created for the Science Fair, which she has named Christopher Robin. Regina accidentally opens the bird's beak, when the Science Fair judges walk by and they land on the head of the judges.
Patrick sets his project down next to Todd's modest worm house and reveals that he has built a massive worm skyscraper, complete with working elevators. The judges spend a considerable amount of time on Patrick's project, mostly ignoring Todd's. Todd is furious, especially since he is the worm expert. He had even refused to let Danny help him with his project, leaving Danny to build a solar system representation made out of balloons, half of which deflate by the time the judges come around. The judges announce the winner of the Science Fair, Danny and his balloon solar system.
Todd goes back to digging up worms out by the baseball diamond. Danny and Todd have been noticing a low rumble every time they go out to the diamond to dig. They even embarrassed themselves in front of the student body by proclaiming they were experiencing an earthquake.
Todd collects a bucket of worms and carries them back to his basement, where Regina and Beth are hanging out. Todd shows them a "neat" trick: he takes a worm and slices it in two. The two halves continue to wiggle forming two worms. Regina tells Todd that the worms in his fish tank are watching him, that they know what he did and they're not happy, that they will take their revenge on him. The next day, Todd's baseball cap is filled with worms.
Todd then begins finding worms in his bed, his food, his homework, so on. He finally decides that Regina is right, and becomes so convinced that the worms are seeking their revenge that he sneaks down to the basement to apologize to the worms, where he is caught by his father, who is wielding a baseball bat. Todd's father tells him he has to get rid of his worms once and for all.
The next day at school, Todd walks to class in the pouring rain. When he enters the school, he and Danny overhear Regina telling her friend Beth about how she has been the one freaking Todd out, carefully placing worms all over his things to get him back for sabotaging her project. Todd drags Danny out to the baseball field to dig up worms after school. The rain has cleared and all the worms are coming out, the perfect time to grab some worms and get back Regina and Beth with them.
As Danny and Todd are digging around in the ground, they feel the rumble again and this time, a giant worm the size of a tree trunk pops out of the ground, grabs Todd, and drags him underneath the soil of the baseball diamond. Danny waves at Regina and Beth, who are walking along the edge of the diamond, to help him. They are busy carrying their paper mache bird, the shadow of which falls onto the baseball diamond, casting the shadow of a giant bird. The giant worm sneaks back out of the soil, sees the bird shadow, and releases Todd from his grasp. Todd decides to abandon his worm hobby once and for all by tossing his worms out into the garden, and he begins to collect beautiful butterfly specimens instead, much to the delight of his sister.
Todd is then awakened by a giant butterfly holding a huge silver pin, who has shown up to take revenge.
October 4, 2022
I don't find worms that scary or gross, however, I certainly wouldn't want them crawling on me in bed! I didn't think the main character was likable. He was mean to his sister, especially, and didn't get it when she got him back good several times. He was okay being mean to others and didn't seem to understand why they weren't nice to him. Anyway, he wasn't likable also because he was mean to the worms, especially when he . I would think he would've learned his lesson and not chosen to I still remember originally reading this one how I thought the ending was pretty creepy. It seems like the overall message is karma.
January 25, 2020
Due stelle per questo libriccino che mi ha fatto sorridere. Chissà se i ragazzini lo trovano spaventoso?
Per quanto mi riguarda i brividi sono stati di pacata repulsione, dato che a me i vermi fanno un po’ senso.
📚 Biblioteca
💀 HC 2020 - task 19
Per quanto mi riguarda i brividi sono stati di pacata repulsione, dato che a me i vermi fanno un po’ senso.
📚 Biblioteca
💀 HC 2020 - task 19
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