Giant Robot Invasion!

Short post this time, guys, but don’t worry-there’s a good reason. It’s just that my typical in-depth isn’t going to cut it for today’s subject. What am I reviewing, exactly? The title’s up there. Can’t you read it? It’s part of the arrangement, you know. I sit here and jam about classic nostalgic things, and in return you sit there and read the title so you know what I’m talking about. You’re lucky I’m spending my valuable time complaining about things to you in the first place. Now let’s get this over with, I have SO many backs to talk behind today.

TMATEOFTB stars Grover from Sesame Street. (No, I refuse to write the whole title out more than once.) The story details his mighty struggle to prevent the reader from reaching the end of the book. Why? Because apparently there is a monster waiting in there. Because, as we all know, keeping horrible monsters in the back of a children’s book is the best way to keep them reading. That’s why this book is so popular with children-they don’t live long enough to complain.

The resulting romp is delightful, as Grover does everything in his power to stop the incredible page-turning power of the reader. He shouts, he whines, and he even tries to bolster the pages down with wood or brick. Of course, one of my favorite feelings to have is godlike superiority, so you can imagine my pleasure as I tore through the story, watching Grover squirm with each page. Yes, squirm! Squirm under your master! And lo, you will go forth and bring me disciples, and they will pay lots of cash to keep me tame, for if they do not appease me, I will release a plague upon them and their children, and henceforth, that plague shall be known as “HOLY CRAP, RUN AWAY FROM THE F***ING MONSTER”. Amen.

But as you would expect from a children’s book, no great creature emerges to devour Grover whole once you reach the end. Instead, we discover that Grover was actually the prophetic monster at the end of the book all along. Ha ha! Let us share a good laugh at the silliness of it all. Grover, in a festive mood, claims that he told me there was nothing to be afraid of, because I was apparently so scared! Ah ha ha ha ha! Nice one, Grover!

Of course, with the looming threat of the killer robot apocalypse, there’s a perfectly good reason to be scared, isn’t there? It’s not my fault I’m scared. I just think people would like me more if my face stayed on my body.

Oh, look, here comes the Robot at the End of This Post! Why don’t you entertain him while I go over here. To Antarctica.

Have fun~!

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