This was an entertaining, quick read, though I definitely thought some stories were more interesting than others. A few seemed derivative of Stine's earlier works, yet it was interesting to briefly learn about the events that inspired each story before reading it. Stine incorporates modern technology and hobbies that most children are interested in these days, but you would have to ask one of them if he did so successfully. I did enjoy reading this book, and would love to read more of Stine's works that I missed reading when I was at the intended age for them.