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emilybryk's review against another edition
3.0
There's a lot here to like -- the idea of a choose-your-own-adventure comic book is pretty attractive, and I still think there would be great things to do with this and a classroom full of kids learning about writing and sequencing.
But the story itself? I can take or leave it. Despite the meticulous working-out-of-things that a structure like this one requires, a lot of options gave me a feeling of wheel-spinning.
But the story itself? I can take or leave it. Despite the meticulous working-out-of-things that a structure like this one requires, a lot of options gave me a feeling of wheel-spinning.
msmo's review against another edition
5.0
clever and original. i would play with it all day except that i have work to do and really, i should return it to the shelves so that the kids could check it out. it's genius. i have a new crush...
gageofthegoats's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
rryep's review against another edition
3.0
**Pick Your Own Adventure, Comedy
>Lower Middle Grade
+Introduction Page
+Played 2 Ends
>Lower Middle Grade
+Introduction Page
+Played 2 Ends
librarylisa614's review against another edition
4.0
Found it fun- but hard to put down and pick up later on while keeping my place...
sandraagee's review against another edition
4.0
This book is incredibly trippy - in a good way. It's kind of a Choose Your Own Adventure in graphic novel format featuring time travel, entropy, quantam physics, and a doomsday device. It starts out innocently enough - do you want chocolate or vanilla ice cream? Choose which path you want to take and follow the tubes to the correct tab, which takes you to another page where the story continues. Various other choices along the way cause the story to split yet again, revealing a story that grows stranger and darker as you progress.
I first tried to read this book during my lunch break. That didn't work. Eating grapes is apparently too much distraction. You need to give this book your full attention to follow the storyline and to make sure that you are correctly following the tubes that connect each pannel. Not only are you jumping from page to page as you make different choices, but the pannels do not necessarily move in the conventional order. Sometimes you may find yourself reading from right to left, from down to up, or even looping around the page. It's weird, and it's a lot of fun once you get used to it. The narration geek in me also likes the way that this unusual structure reflects the time travel and entropy aspects of the story.
I first tried to read this book during my lunch break. That didn't work. Eating grapes is apparently too much distraction. You need to give this book your full attention to follow the storyline and to make sure that you are correctly following the tubes that connect each pannel. Not only are you jumping from page to page as you make different choices, but the pannels do not necessarily move in the conventional order. Sometimes you may find yourself reading from right to left, from down to up, or even looping around the page. It's weird, and it's a lot of fun once you get used to it. The narration geek in me also likes the way that this unusual structure reflects the time travel and entropy aspects of the story.
mschlat's review against another edition
4.0
While I've owned the book for several years, I was always frustrated by the format --- choose-your-own-adventure is great, but I had trouble following the tabs and lost patience trying different branches.
However, when I found it you could get it as an app, I quickly bought it and (maybe) finished it. I think I hit most of the major branches, and I definitely found some of the major endings (including a very affecting view of the world). The app makes it easy to review and make different choices, and I felt I had much more fun exploring.
However, when I found it you could get it as an app, I quickly bought it and (maybe) finished it. I think I hit most of the major branches, and I definitely found some of the major endings (including a very affecting view of the world). The app makes it easy to review and make different choices, and I felt I had much more fun exploring.
finlaaaay's review against another edition
5.0
I mentioned in another review (If) that I had gotten a sudden desire to try a game-book or Choose Your Own Adventure-type book again. This came up on a couple of searches.
It's quite a special little book - its pages are made from heavy plastic, and it's formatted as a comic, but where you have to follow little nodes to get to the next panel. Every time the node splits, you can choose which path to take, and then follow it onto little tabs to take you straight to the next page. There's a bit of puzzle-solving to do in order to get the good endings, or to find the secret panels. I probably spent a couple of hours going through each page to make sure I'd found everything. The story is a bit bonkers and definitely aimed at children, but has a few metaphysically difficult ideas too. What a sentence.
Anyway I really enjoyed it. It felt like a unique experience.
It's quite a special little book - its pages are made from heavy plastic, and it's formatted as a comic, but where you have to follow little nodes to get to the next panel. Every time the node splits, you can choose which path to take, and then follow it onto little tabs to take you straight to the next page. There's a bit of puzzle-solving to do in order to get the good endings, or to find the secret panels. I probably spent a couple of hours going through each page to make sure I'd found everything. The story is a bit bonkers and definitely aimed at children, but has a few metaphysically difficult ideas too. What a sentence.
Spoiler
there's also a secret page which can only be found by turning the pages like a normal book!Anyway I really enjoyed it. It felt like a unique experience.
hldillon's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting graphic novel that is also choose your own adventure. Look for codes as you read the book to answer the questions and follow the paths correctly. Very fascinating way of telling the story - follow the lines across the page to tabs, and so forth until you reach the end! Be careful not to loose your place!
masn's review against another edition
5.0
It's a choose-your-own-adventure comic book. How awesome is that? Took me about a night to solve, but it was well worth it. But why did I find this book in the children's section?