Well, I think after last week, we've had enough quality until at least November, so back to all those things I like to poke fun a these stories for. Let's start with the unlikable/stupid protagonist: in this case, Home Sweet Home has Sharon, who is forced to share a room with her 7 year old sister, Alice. Alice owns a large dollhouse, and is clearly the one at fault here because she complains about all the stuff Sharon does to her dolls, such as putting the dolls' heads in the sink. If you've given the ending some thought, then you've probably already figured it out. If not, don't worry, I'll let you figure it out. Don't worry.
One day, Alice forces Sharon to come to a yard sale with her, because 7 year olds have a great love of yard sales. Said yard sale belongs to Mrs Foster, who is basically our villain for the story. Like most of these short story villains, she is incredibly boring and could've been replaced with a toothbrush without altering the plot in anyway shape or form. No-one's running the sale, but there is a sign that says just to leave the money on the table. This would leave everything open to being stolen if weren't for the fact that this is the yard sale of an obvious witch, so it's not like anything is worth taking. Sharon picks up a bowl for whatever reason, but drops it, and makes a break for it. This is starting to sound pretty much like the plot of Chicken Chicken, so that's a good sign.
That night, Sharon has a dream that Mrs F. sends a spider after her, in an extreme attempt to make the reader not care. For the next few days, she sees aweird link statue spider following her around. Things come to a head when the spider invades her bedroom that night. "This is bordering on harassment now," thinks Sharon, and calls the police on Mrs Foster. The end. OK, that's not true at all. What really happens is the spider bites Sharon on the head, which gives her a really large/stupid looking lump on her head, meaning she has to work a huge top hat for the rest of her life. OK, that's not the ending either, but that'd be great too. No, she shrinks down to doll size and thus spends the rest of her life living in Alice's dollhouse. (She apparently even has her own tiny TV, but is annoyed that Alice keeps putting her head in the sink) Wow, who would've seen that coming? If you did, congratulations, you are smarter than Bonnie Sue Bowers.
Home Sweet Home is a rather dull story. There are no real risks taken, and everything is predictable. And sometimes, predictable is worse than bad. This seems to be the Monster Blood for Breakfast of these stories, and, like the latter, is my least favourite of these stories so far.
One day, Alice forces Sharon to come to a yard sale with her, because 7 year olds have a great love of yard sales. Said yard sale belongs to Mrs Foster, who is basically our villain for the story. Like most of these short story villains, she is incredibly boring and could've been replaced with a toothbrush without altering the plot in anyway shape or form. No-one's running the sale, but there is a sign that says just to leave the money on the table. This would leave everything open to being stolen if weren't for the fact that this is the yard sale of an obvious witch, so it's not like anything is worth taking. Sharon picks up a bowl for whatever reason, but drops it, and makes a break for it. This is starting to sound pretty much like the plot of Chicken Chicken, so that's a good sign.
That night, Sharon has a dream that Mrs F. sends a spider after her, in an extreme attempt to make the reader not care. For the next few days, she sees a
Home Sweet Home is a rather dull story. There are no real risks taken, and everything is predictable. And sometimes, predictable is worse than bad. This seems to be the Monster Blood for Breakfast of these stories, and, like the latter, is my least favourite of these stories so far.
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