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Tales From Lovecraft Middle School #1: Professor Gargoyle (2012)

by Charles Gilman(Favorite Author)

3.77 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Quirk Books

series

Tales from Lovecraft Middle School

review 1: The story follows Robert Arthurt as he starts a new year at Lovecraft Middle School. The only person he knows at his know school is a bully who has been making his life miserable all through school. However at Lovecraft Middle School the bully may be the least of his concerns . . .I had just finished reading a collection of HP Lovecraft so this book caught me eye. I requested the book on a whim from the library before going on a Thanksgiving trip. It took me an hour and a half or so to read through it. The final result was just meh. I was entertained, but the book falls thoroughly into the category of pure young adult (very young) reading. It borrows from half a dozen other ideas and nothing is particularly imaginative. I would recommend it for an 8-11 year old that has an... more interest in the supernatural but not beyond that.
review 2: Robert has just started at the new Lovecraft Middle School due to redistricting over the summer. None of his friends have been transferred with him, but his school bully has. At first it's easy to ignore the odd little things that happen, but eventually things get from a little odd to downright weird. His best friend is a two-headed rat, and he discovers that his science teacher is actually a gargoyle from another dimension masquerading as a human while working to take over the world! Hijinks ensue.Easy read, kind of fluffy, despite involving the Elder Gods. ;) Predictable in parts, but still enjoyable and a short read. Writing style is more like Percy Jackson than a Series of Unfortunate Events, though it's not nearly as educational. less

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