Interactive books?! Do you like this idea??
By Zergonipal
@Zergonipal (807)
Poland
June 14, 2008 12:49pm CST
Few years ago I had this weird book. I forgot the title but I think that it's meaningless here. Your target there was to decide what will your character do (just like in some kind of game). For example:
Our hero has spoted someone. He hide himself quickly in the bushes next to him. When this person is coming closer our hero realises that it's a woman.
-I'm leaving the bushes and then I say: "Hi cutie" - paragraph 63
-I'm staying in the bushes and I am observing her - paragraph 168
After choosing the option you jump to the certain paragraph as you can see and there's the next part of the story that include your choice. What do you think of this kind of book? Have you readed any of them? Share with us.
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5 responses
@neired82 (50)
• United States
14 Jun 08
Yes, they're called Choose Your Own Adventures. They were really big back in the 80's I think..maybe the 90's. I had a bunch of them, and since I've kept every book I've ever gotten, they're still around some where. Most of them I had gotten when we had moved when I was 10 (15 years ago) and the people who lived there before us left a huge box full of books. The most memorable one was something about a witch. I can even somewhat remember the title. The Witch of Black Rock Castle, or something like that. The illustration on the front cover was of a scary looking woman with a huge chin. Remember on Sesame Street, the character that had a thrift store or something next to Big Bird's nest? She's always freaked me out since I read that book because of that tragic chin.
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@Zergonipal (807)
• Poland
14 Jun 08
I remember that my interactive book was called something like iron/steel rat... I don't really know. I even found the series of the steel rat in the net, but I don't know if it's the same. I remember that it had a motorcycle man on the bike in the illustration.
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@jobs_great (292)
• India
14 Jun 08
That will be amazing idea. I mean you read the same book again and again and still have the different story. Thats great. I have never heard of such a book. But would definitely like to read such an book. Share with all of us if you have some of them.
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@Zergonipal (807)
• Poland
14 Jun 08
I will try to look for some titles in the web but they are very rare and I don't know if I will find any.
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@Winter08 (441)
• Canada
25 Jun 08
I remember those books! My nephews all loved them and would share them back and forth until the books were rather tattered. My sister, who is the librarian in their small town, always made sure she had all the most recent "choose your own" books on the shelves for kids who enjoyed them.
@aimee3 (35)
• United States
14 Jun 08
so you mean like, the book would have a different plot based on the choices you make? that could be really cool. especially because you could read the book again and actually find a different story in it. you would always be suprised when you finished it.
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@Zergonipal (807)
• Poland
14 Jun 08
Yes, this is the case. You can read it 100 times and still the plot is diffrent! ^^
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