The Wild Things book Eggers incorporated parts of his own boyhood into the character. The Wild Things The Wild Things is a 2009 full-length novel written by Dave Eggers and published by McSweeney's. The book is based on the screenplay of "Where the Wild Things Are" which Eggers co-wrote. The film is, in turn, based on Maurice Sendak's children's book "Where the Wild Things Are". According to the Acknowledgements of the novel, Eggers, who was asked by Spike Jonze to write the screenplay, was also asked by Sendak to write the novelization. He said his version is different, as Sendak's Max was based
Where the Wild Things Are (video game) or get to do, is pull the same trigger over and over." Schiesel added that "nothing in the writing, the story, the gameplay or the world design lends any depth to their characters or the environment around them." GameDaily's Robert Workman called the PlayStation 3 version "a breezy little adventure. However, it only lasts a few hours, and once it's over, all that's left for you to do is hang around the "Wild Things"' village." He praised the audio with its musical cues and "terrific" voice acting. Workman sums it up by stating that the title "doesn't earn a strong