I have read this book many times, though I don't actually remember when any of them were. I remember loving it. I'm pretty sure it influenced my Halloween costumes in the past. Beyond that, though, I didn't remember much about it, so I was a bit anxious about my re-read. However, the book aged better than I had feared, and was still quite enjoyable. It does have a slower pacing to it than a lot of the modern MG books I've read, but that's not a problem.