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Master of the macabre David Lubar turns his attention to dark and twisted tales for teens with Extremities: Stories of Death, Murder, and Revenge A group of high school girls takes revenge on their sadistic gym teacher in the most fitting way possible. Two stowaways find themselves on a ship for the dead.
An ancient predator stalks the wrong victim. Here are thirteen tales Master of the macabre David Lubar turns his attention to dark and twisted tales for teens with Extremities: Stories of Death, Murder, and Revenge A group of high school girls takes revenge on their sadistic gym teacher in the most fitting way possible.
Two stowaways find themselves on a ship for the dead. An ancient predator stalks the wrong victim. Here are thirteen tales of death, murder, and revenge from the fertile and febrile imagination of master storyteller David Lubar—his first story collection for the teen audience.
On the back cover of Extremities, there is a warning, if you will, with the headline, 'THIS IS NOT A BOOK FOR CHILDREN.' Honestly, had Extremities not briefly mentioned drug use and other triggers you're likely not to find in a children's novel, and I hadn't read that warning, I could have been fooled into thinking otherwise. Although David Lubar stresses the point that he doesn't feel Extremities is for a younger audience enough to put a warning on the back of the book, I feel it is best read f On the back cover of Extremities, there is a warning, if you will, with the headline, 'THIS IS NOT A BOOK FOR CHILDREN.' Honestly, had Extremities not briefly mentioned drug use and other triggers you're likely not to find in a children's novel, and I hadn't read that warning, I could have been fooled into thinking otherwise. Although David Lubar stresses the point that he doesn't feel Extremities is for a younger audience enough to put a warning on the back of the book, I feel it is best read for younger readers and young teenagers who want to make an attempt at dipping their toe into the horror genre. I, however, obviously not a younger teenager, found much to be desired from David Lubar's first foray from children's horror anthologies (most notably his ).
Each and every one of the stories in Extremities is undeniably dark in their essence, but they also each bear a just-as-undeniable essence of juvenility, whether that juvenility is achieved by the author's perhaps overly simplistic writing style, or the plot and execution of the stories themselves. Aside from the fact that I found all but one or two of the thirteen stories in this anthology to be decent, the other twelve or eleven ranging from bad to mediocre, the execution of the stories just isn't met with the grim nature of their concepts. The stories in this anthology deal with concepts such as murder, revenge, voodoo, the paranormal, and more. And while all of those concepts may seem far too dark for a children's novel, it's the way each of those concepts are handled that I feel establishes the juvenility throughout most of Extremities. I wouldn't go so far as saying David Lubar treats each of his stories in Extremities lightheartedly, because that's not accurate.
The subject matter of the novel is heavy, and David Lubar treats it like such. Just not successfully, I felt.
It's difficult for me to portray the youthfulness I feel the stories within Extremities bear, and I feel as if I am almost contradicting every point I am trying to make concerning the adolescent undertone of the stories, so I suppose it may be something you'd have to experience in order to fully understand. With that having been said, it seems I am definitely in the minority regarding my thoughts on Extremities, and that many people found it to be chilling and well-written, so perhaps giving Extremities a shot to see if you agree with me with the stories may not be a lose/lose situation for you. I, on the other hand, found the character development to be extremely insufficient or nonexistent (yes, I do expect at least some character development, even for such short stories); I found the plots and their progression to be lacking a certain something to make them particularly memorable or exciting and new, and the writing to be, again, like that of writing you would find in a novel directed towards a younger audience than this is currently being marketed towards. Once again, in my opinion, Extremities would be best for early teens or so who show an interest in reading horror and want to start of with something somewhat tame.
Unfortunately for Extremities, and for myself, I am an adult who has quite an experience with horror, and am far past looking for something 'somewhat tame.' Disclaimer: An ARC was provided in exchange for an honest review. This did not influence my thoughts in any way. I love reading horror. Ever since I was a wee kid, I've been watching Japanese horror films like The Grudge, The Ring, and One Miss Call.
Asian films of this genre scare the shit crap out of me, and I relish the feeling! This love was strengthened even more when I read R.L. Stine's Goosebumps books, encountering monsters, paranormal creatures, and creepy circumstances that have never o Disclaimer: An ARC was provided in exchange for an honest review. This did not influence my thoughts in any way. I love reading horror.
Ever since I was a wee kid, I've been watching Japanese horror films like The Grudge, The Ring, and One Miss Call. Asian films of this genre scare the shit crap out of me, and I relish the feeling! This love was strengthened even more when I read R.L.
Stine's Goosebumps books, encountering monsters, paranormal creatures, and creepy circumstances that have never once crossed my imagination. So there's really no wonder why I quickly pushed the REQUEST button when I saw EXTREMITIES.
Stories of Death, Murder and Revenge? Dude, count me in! So, I just finished this. I'm a bit torn between 3.5 and 4, so let's leave it at that. Even though the stories are very, very short — some of them only 3 pages long — they pack a lot of punch. I really appreciate that not all of them end in a gore-y and tragic manner, in which the hero finds himself a victim of his own curiosity, as quite a good number of them have a happy and satisfying end after a gruesome adventure with the unknown.
I'd definitely read more from the author. His straightforward way of narrating is pretty neat and effective in setting up a looming atmosphere. This book reminds me of the manga called. They're episodic, too, and each chapter tells of a creepy story, but most of the time, the hero/heroine ends up not having the last laugh. I don't have to have to post an honest review. I like David Lubar.
I consider him a friend of the business as much as a reader might consider the author of a book a 'friend.' Okay, we tweet to each other. We comment upon each other's status updates at Facebook. I guess we are 'friends in the branches.' So, I don't have to post an honest review.
I can post an earnest review. David Lubar has been a favorite at Hankins Ranch from the first day Noah brought home one of those 'Weenie' books (you know th I don't have to have to post an honest review. I like David Lubar. I consider him a friend of the business as much as a reader might consider the author of a book a 'friend.'
Okay, we tweet to each other. We comment upon each other's status updates at Facebook. I guess we are 'friends in the branches.' So, I don't have to post an honest review. I can post an earnest review. David Lubar has been a favorite at Hankins Ranch from the first day Noah brought home one of those 'Weenie' books (you know the ones you wish you knew what they were about at the book fair but you haven't picked up yet for the weenies on the cover--go ahead and get one; you're going to love them).
From the start, I was happy to see Noah go a little past R. Stine's parade of fans to find other authors of the craft of short story. Jonathan Rand is another if you are familiar with the American Chillers series that many readers find satisfying. I was happy to have Noah find--on his own--David Lubar, an author I have book talked and celebrated since SLEEPING FRESHMAN NEVER LIE in my first year of teaching--before I really knew enough to share about young adult literature.
Lubar was there--in my initial shares--with young adult readers in Room 210. Let's agree with David right from the start in his introduction to the stories that this is not a book for the 'weenie' crowd where they are now, but with the success of the 'weenie' books, we could say that EXTREMITIES gives them a place to go when they ARE ready for these short stories. This is the one gift of fostering reading and celebrating books is recognizing the difference between not yet and and now. And then recognizing the power of now and next. Readers who discover Lubar early on their reading lives are going to be happy that EXTREMITIES will be there waiting.
I got my copy of EXTREMITIES in the mail last night. I finished the book in just a little under two hours, devouring the stories as much as characters were being devoured by other-worldly creatures. I was taken back by David's gift of story telling to my teenage years when reading Stephen King and Richard Bachman stories made up the bulk of my independent reading--in and out of school. Then I remembered how I liked to read those books. Sometimes I would skip around in the book. Read a medium-length story or go in for the full development of a longer story which would require a little more time and effort (I would not have known the term 'stamina' in regard to reading as a fifteen and sixteen year old and I will not attempt to impress you here that I did). All of this to say, in reading EXTREMITIES, I was able to see how a teen might read this collection of stories today and I think this is why we should celebrate collections and affirm anthologies for their place in the reading workshop.
While I read last night, I chose when I might want a behind-the-door surprise (a three to four page story) or when I was ready to walk-about-the-house (a least two of David's stories in the book go twenty-two pages allowing for development of the mood which delivers on the classic ending to these kinds of stories that leave a reader looking into corners around their reading chair). This is just the way I see a reader doing in Room 407 this fall when we have an opportunity to share this book with our readers. To have experiences with short stories is of inestimable value for our 'dormant readers' (Miller 2013) who will move about the text freely, finding as much satisfaction with any of the stories chosen in the individualized reading experience. And the stories they might select from...no spoilers here...but consider for that reader (I know you have one or two in mind already): A tale of student revenge upon a malicious physical education teacher.
A careful-what-you-wish-for tale that will have readers really thinking about word problems associated with trains. A longer story that will have readers of my generation wondering why Morris Albert is in our head while reading the story that ends with the sort of climax we often associate with the insect world (creepy, David, on both counts here...whoa, whoa, whoa, feel-ings...). A story that invites readers to question, could I do it? And for how much would I do it? A story that might invite readers to look beyond the quirky behaviors of a new boyfriend or girlfriend to see into the true heart of the person A horrifically-satisfying anchor story that gives a nod back to the class INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS.
The stories in EXTREMITIES are anchored by a blank page and a title page for the new story, complimented by illustrations by Jim Kay (yes, that A MONSTER CALLS Jim Kay). Sometimes forecasting the story and sometimes serving as a reminder that you--the reader--are on a dark journey through the collection, the illustrations are in that familiar Jim Kay style and these are going to look striking within the cover art that I have seen for the July release of David's new collection.
As I was reading the book, I kept thinking about CREEPSHOW, that classic 80's horror film based upon Stephen King's stories. I wanted each story's ending to morph into a grossly-horrific comic panel with a word or thought bubble coming out of the main character's mouth.
Maybe some commentary from the author as we move through the stories. But this is David's fault.
With his gift for story telling, he awakened by young adult self who used to get turned on by the things that might be found in the dark. I am not the target audience for these stories in so many ways: I'm an adult who's read extensively; I don't generally like short stories; I don't generally like horror; and I don't like reading about unlikable characters. That said, as a school librarian it's my job to read things other people might like; I *do* like David Lubar and love a few of his novels; and I was curious about these stories. Also, I was drawn by the cover illustration (good move on David Lubar's part to make it his faceboo I am not the target audience for these stories in so many ways: I'm an adult who's read extensively; I don't generally like short stories; I don't generally like horror; and I don't like reading about unlikable characters. That said, as a school librarian it's my job to read things other people might like; I *do* like David Lubar and love a few of his novels; and I was curious about these stories. Also, I was drawn by the cover illustration (good move on David Lubar's part to make it his facebook profile picture). And because of his comments that this book is for older readers, I wanted to see if it would have a place in a middle school collection.
The book includes monster stories, revenge fantasies, a haunted house, and lessons about attempting to predict/alter the future. The stories vary in length and narration. It's safe to say that readers will like some more than others depending on personal reading preferences. Among my favorites, I enjoyed rooting for the street person of 'A Cart Full of Junk,' and the friendly interactions between Andy and John in 'Morph' gave me a positive connection with these characters. For the most part, I liked the stories in the second half of the book more than those at the beginning - perhaps because the characters are more relatable and the writing itself is more fluid and seems more polished. I love the illustrations that I hadn't expected to find. The stories all have a very strong David Lubar voice (I could hear him reading them to me) and many have his signature wordplay style.
Lubar says these stories are not for children, but there's nothing in this collection that wouldn't be appropriate for well-adjusted 7th or 8th graders. Readers who enjoy Poe may enjoy guessing at and anticipating the surprises in these stories, though, while twisted, these are not as dark and atmospheric as Poe's.
The surprises are not subtle, making the stories suitable for struggling or reluctant readers. The whole time I was reading, a tagline from the Weenies books kept forcing its way into my mind. 'Warped and creepy tales' definitely applies here, and teens who grew up with the Weenies stories will probably like these too. I’m a person who avoids horror. Not because horror scares me, but because it bores me, and if it doesn’t bore me, it frustrates me to the point where I scream at the television or the book in my hands.
As a child, however, many things frightened me—scary things. Back in the glorious 1990s, Nickelodeon aired Are You Afraid of the Dark? (which I most certainly was). Kids gathered around campfire, spooking each other with ghost tales, and I will never forget the story of the haunted pool.
The Tale I’m a person who avoids horror. Not because horror scares me, but because it bores me, and if it doesn’t bore me, it frustrates me to the point where I scream at the television or the book in my hands.
As a child, however, many things frightened me—scary things. Back in the glorious 1990s, Nickelodeon aired Are You Afraid of the Dark? (which I most certainly was).
Kids gathered around campfire, spooking each other with ghost tales, and I will never forget the story of the haunted pool. The Tale of the Dead Man’s Float episode didn’t frighten me of ghosts or even pools; it made me fear water. Not before it the water-monster strangles me. Glass of water? He’s going to suffocate me from the inside! So what does a ridiculous ‘90s show have to do with Extremities?
Just like Are You Afraid of the Dark?, who will get the most enjoyment or thrills from Extremities depends on the reader. Looking back, Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Is as cheesy as cheesy gets. But the fact is that it still scared me and gave me an irrational fear of water. Now that I’m much older, what scares me has changed. Makes me shiver,, horrify, and the psychological aspects to all these both terrify and excite me., even, can zap me dead in a second. These concepts put me in a panic—zero of which I find in Extremities—but none of this stopped me from reading Lubar's book. If there is one thing Lubar wants to note, it’s that “this is not a book for children.” Indeed it’s not, but I think who Extremities is most appropriate for varies.
“At rare and random times, without any plan on my part,” says Lubar, “a story will emerge that is too dark, too heartless, or, dare I say it, too evil, for my young readers.” But that’s exactly it, that’s my problem. I didn’t find any of the stories within Extremities too dark, heartless, or evil. What I did find was a lack of suspense, predictable twists, and writing that wants to be smart but falls short. When I first spied David Lubar’s Extremities, I felt a pull that I couldn’t resist.
My lack of acquaintanceship with horror drew me to Lubar’s collection, as if we were a cute match but doomed to a petty break-up. While I thought I would like Extremities, the book serves as a reminder why I scarcely wander into this genre.
David Lubar’s collection dances familiar paths of similar stories that have come before it. Although this doesn’t deem the book ‘poor quality,’ why didn’t the author take new turns? Hold my hand and lead me to a place I haven’t been before. Be daring and dangerous. Whatever you do, dream beyond what’s already been done. For each story, events flip-flop for the hero or heroine—either the character comes out the victor or victim, depending on how the story opens. Lubar’s tales take expected turns and end in likely fashion, which strips away the element of shock.
Once the story reveals itself, usually paired with the title, the end becomes clear before the reader gets there. Prior to starting Extremities, I expected stories that weren’t horrifying or dark, but original ideas that held interest and surprise. These stories should have captivated me by their warped characters and by the irony of events, or at least that is what I wished for. Well, Raya, maybe the fright doesn’t come from the conclusions. Maybe David Lubar’s point has nothing to do with unprecedented twists. Extremities is not intended to make the reader scream or spend a restless night waking from nightmares. It is intended to make the reader shudder, perhaps, at the thought of what these character do, witness, and experience.
At the same time, I can’t deny that ingenuity would’ve helped improve the collection as whole. As one reader out of many, I didn’t shudder. I snickered at the irony and turn of events, and only because I saw them coming. If I wasn’t eyeballing the text with an ‘I told you so,’ I felt nearly bored. And yet Extremities mildly entertained me. For all that I’ve said, not everyone is doomed to have the same reaction. What Extremities needs most is the right audience—and that does not include me.
There is something to be said for entertainment value, and for these reasons alone, David Lubar’s collection is one I still recommend. If haunting stories of any kind suite your fancy, then by all means, let this book find a home at your bedside and prepare to unleash some horrors from its pages. Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan-Tor/Forge for providing a free copy of Extremities in exchange for my honest review. This review and more can be found. Extremities: Stories of Death, Murder and Revenge.mwahahahahahaha!!! Now that we have that out the way, we can get into the actual review.
It's actually kind of hard to write an actual review for this collection of short stories because the stories themselves are so short. Some were even as short as 4 or 5 pages. So, instead, I'll just leave a few brief comments for each of the stories as well as a line summary of the tales.
Running out of Air From the blurb: A group of high school girls So. Extremities: Stories of Death, Murder and Revenge.mwahahahahahaha!!! Now that we have that out the way, we can get into the actual review. It's actually kind of hard to write an actual review for this collection of short stories because the stories themselves are so short. Some were even as short as 4 or 5 pages. So, instead, I'll just leave a few brief comments for each of the stories as well as a line summary of the tales. Running out of Air From the blurb: A group of high school girls takes revenge on their sadistic gym teacher in the most fitting way possible.
This story was really weird. It felt a bit incomplete, but then again it was a 'short story' so I probably shouldn't complain. 3/5 Split Decision Student wants to run away from home, gets the opinion of an apparently clairvoyant classmate as to where he should go. Woah, this one was awesome. Quite the twist. I kind of predicted something bad was going to happen (yeah what tipped you off for that one Nara? It couldn't have been the death, murder and revenge.), but did not expect what actually happened.
The title is very clever, and has to do with what happens. 5/5 Apparent Motives A son concocts an interesting scheme to get rid of his abusive father. This one was slightly confusing, and I had to go back to read it a second time to understand exactly what had happened (although maybe that was because I wasn't concentrating when I read it the first time.
My bad.) 4/5 Feelings From the blurb: An ancient predator stalks the wrong victim (At least I think that line is for this story.it's a bit hard to tell) Another interesting story, a bit longer than the others. Another nice twist. 4/5 Every Drop A tale depicting the survival of the fittest, and the revenge of one of those filtered by the process.
Yet another weird story. This one's the first one that I think actually steps into the realm of horror rather than mere creepiness.
4/5 Patterns of Fear A boy is offered money to stay in the attic of a haunted house. Another horror one.
DAMN THIS WAS CREEPY. 5/5 Free Seas From the blurb: Two stowaways find themselves on a ship for the dead. Dayum, yet another unexpected twist. I thought it would be ghosts or something, but instead it was something completely unexpected. 4/5 Blood Magic An ancient magic is useful to two boys who are kidnapped and held hostage. This one was beyond weird.
Not strictly scary, but it was a bit creepy. 4/5 A Cart Full of Junk About an old man who gives gifts.
Yeah that's a pretty vague summary. But the story itself is quite creepy. 4/5 Morph About an assassin and the boy who witnesses his hits. This one was actually less of a horror story and more of an action/heroic one. While it was good, it didn't really seem fit the theme of the anthology (apart from the fact that there were some murders in it). 4/5 Whoodoo A boy tries to bring his parents back together using a little magic.
Very short and very bizarre. It was only around two pages. Lacked development- it was a bit too short for my liking. 3/5 The Ex Box A girl finds that her new boyfriend is hiding a secret. A bit of a twist, but then ended a bit too abruptly.
4/5 Evil Twin Our main character catches a horrifying disease that splits her into two halves. This was probably the best short story of the anthology. Raises such an interesting set of questions: what is good? What is evil?
Either way, definitely worth a read. 5/5 Overall, I think that this was actually quite a nice collection of short stories. Just don't read it at night. Have a look at more reviews at my blog.
Extremities is a short story collection “for adults only” about death, murder, and revenge. The author makes it seem like this is a fun side project he likes to work on; and also it is not for young readers because it is more mature than the books he wrote for kids about evil animated sausages?
Reviewing short story collections is weird because on one hand it is easier than reviewing novels and on the other it is more difficult. It is easier because there is a group of stories to discuss so you Extremities is a short story collection “for adults only” about death, murder, and revenge. The author makes it seem like this is a fun side project he likes to work on; and also it is not for young readers because it is more mature than the books he wrote for kids about evil animated sausages? Reviewing short story collections is weird because on one hand it is easier than reviewing novels and on the other it is more difficult.
It is easier because there is a group of stories to discuss so you have plenty to pick and choose from. But, you can’t really write a long plot description because they are short and don’t go into too much depth.
What I sometimes end up with is a list of two-sentence paragraphs, which I never use because that makes for a boring review. Did I like these stories?
Eh, not really. And not just “they weren’t my thing”; because I did not think they were good.
He definitely should have made this a children’s horror collection because the “horror” is not scary, not creative, and not intelligent. I got bored sometimes but most of them are pretty short. I don’t know what David Lubar was going for but I did not connect with these. When I was pondering my favorite stories, I realized that I did not in fact have favorites, but instead found there were only a few that were redeeming to the collection. Some authors write adult books with young main characters, or vice versa, and this can turn out well. Extremities featured I think only kids/teens as main characters and he did not pull off this cross-generational audience thing well, at all. I fail to see how any adult would like this book or find it to be of high quality.
Like I said before, nothing was scary or even remotely original so I was not satisfied with any of these. I didn’t take notes but here are some things included in the collection: Falling in love with vampires. Seen it a million times Haunted house with a reality show. Check Mysterious guy with evil objects that cause violence and mayhem. Yes Evil twins Revenge against an evil teacher Etc.
You could say this is a nice blend of supernatural and “plausible” events involving death, murder, and revenge. To be honest, I wouldn’t have chosen to publish this and it is kind of surprising that someone did pick it up.* *I know that sounds really harsh and I get that. I might want to write books someday and would probably be mad if someone said that about my work. But, he has already published fairly successful books and I expect more of someone who has previously done well with this genre. Given the author's note, I was actually somewhat surprised upon reading it that the short stories weren't more disturbing. Granted, it's been a little while since I finished it, but none of the stories really stick out as gruesome or troubling. The stories that I can remember seemed to sit more like fairy tales in which characters who do bad things receive possibly deserved bad endings.
Perhaps that's why the book seemed to be light on the darkness it promised. The other possibility that I can t Given the author's note, I was actually somewhat surprised upon reading it that the short stories weren't more disturbing. Granted, it's been a little while since I finished it, but none of the stories really stick out as gruesome or troubling. The stories that I can remember seemed to sit more like fairy tales in which characters who do bad things receive possibly deserved bad endings. Perhaps that's why the book seemed to be light on the darkness it promised. The other possibility that I can think of is that teens might have lower expectation of violence?
Or perhaps it is their gatekeepers that the book's qualifications are trying to appease. Unfortunately, the stories were just okay, and rather unremarkable in the end.
David Lubar created a sensation with his debut novel,, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Thousands of kids and educators across the country have voted Hidden Talents onto over twenty state lists. David is also the author of, the sequel to Hidden Talents;, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and a VOYA Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror selection; several short David Lubar created a sensation with his debut novel,, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Thousands of kids and educators across the country have voted Hidden Talents onto over twenty state lists. David is also the author of, the sequel to Hidden Talents;, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and a VOYA Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror selection; several short story collections:,,,, and; and the Nathan Abercrombie, Accidental Zombie series.
Lubar grew up in Morristown, New Jersey, and he has also lived in New Brunswick, Edison and Piscataway, NJ, and Sacramento, CA. Besides writing, he has also worked as a video game programmer and designer.
He now lives in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.