tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738525889448975913.post1818880291010850576..comments2023-10-26T09:07:20.632-07:00Comments on I Wear Milk Crowns: Choose Your Own Adventure!CloudyKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17601048610753963689noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738525889448975913.post-89432469823028842352011-02-13T12:42:08.859-08:002011-02-13T12:42:08.859-08:00@Tin Kettle Inn Haha, I'm sure they would. I f...@Tin Kettle Inn Haha, I'm sure they would. I feel like there are a lot of opportunities for innovation with books, but it only happens when someone breaks the norm for us. This is one such case that just plain fun. <br /><br />Oh my gosh, isn't it? Second person is so hard. Especially when it's longer than a short story. No, I haven't read either of those books, but they sound intriguing. I'll definitely look them up. Wow, that's cool that you got to listen to Diaz speak. It's really great to meet published writers and hear them speak out their work. Very inspiring, indeed.<br /><br />Haha, yes, I've written some second person stories too, but mostly as nonfiction stories. Those are strangely easier for me with that pov. But I always feel like the "you" isn't powerful enough, so I usually groan and tug at my hair.CloudyKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17601048610753963689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738525889448975913.post-13237272537506507012011-02-12T08:40:20.857-08:002011-02-12T08:40:20.857-08:00I really love this post. I've never read many ...I really love this post. I've never read many choose your own adventure books, but I can imagine that they would make reading more enjoyable for reluctant readers; makes them feel as though they own the story. <br /><br />I don't remember Goosebumps choose your own adventures. I just read the standard ones. <br /><br />Writing in second person is a great feat. Have you ever read Tom Robbins's Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas? It's written entirely in the second person. I know Junot Diaz wrote a few sections of The Brief and Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao in second person. Diaz came to speak at my university, and he said he likes to practice writing in the second person because it's challenging and he is not particularly good at it. I found this inspiring. I've written a few brief pieces in second person. They are all works in progress. (This applies to all of my work).Tin Kettle Innhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03547332420639815983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738525889448975913.post-38431374916728005062011-02-10T21:00:49.960-08:002011-02-10T21:00:49.960-08:00@Joanna Aw, awesome! They were pretty addicted boo...@Joanna Aw, awesome! They were pretty addicted books, eh? But I do love to read my old favs - and then see what books I didn't read and enjoy them. I thought I read a lot as a kid, but I guess I barely scratched the surface, haha.CloudyKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17601048610753963689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738525889448975913.post-91168113448069139322011-02-10T06:54:29.089-08:002011-02-10T06:54:29.089-08:00Oh, I used to love R.L Stine! I used to read these...Oh, I used to love R.L Stine! I used to read these religiously as a child and then when I got to my teens I started reading his young adult series.. I'm not too sure of the name, but it definitely terrified me. I'm much like you, love to read my old childhood favourites. xxxxJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641171588852765419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738525889448975913.post-3381903783421703082011-02-09T12:25:08.629-08:002011-02-09T12:25:08.629-08:00@Melee Yes, totally! Like I recommended to Jhordyn...@Melee Yes, totally! Like I recommended to Jhordyn, Trapped in Batwing Hall is excellent :D<br /><br />Ah! Thank you so much for reading Birdcage Girl! Yes, it's definitely continuing; my goal is to make it book-length, so that hopefully it will one day be published. This dream might be hard because of it already being on the internet, but who knows what could happen in the future :)<br /><br />I really wanted her mother to be hated, but I figured it's only fair to give her a back story. I thought it would help put Ashlyn is perspective too. Even as the author, writing Rosia's past, I began to feel sympathetic. That's what characters do, those little buggers :D Woah, and I'm glad you mentioned Diamond :) I can't wait 'till he gets more time on paper.<br /><br />@mckenzie Wow! I don't think I read either of those! I'm sure they were really good :) I can't even tell you how many I've read, but it's probably tiny in comparison to the amount of books he wrote. I even read some of the teenage books (Fear Street, I think) and my favorite is called "Sunburn." Really romantic and scary, if you can believe it, haha. I missed seeing Stine at a conference this year (too far a drive, for sure), but I hope he comes to a convention closer next time. I'm going to think of questions to ask him :D<br /><br />@Sanae Hello! Thanks for stopping by! Yes, the surprise is pretty great, and it's worth not skipping ahead sometimes. But if you're playing it with a bunch of people, sometimes you don't want to start all over again, haha.CloudyKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17601048610753963689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738525889448975913.post-48256564621935281662011-02-09T12:13:27.557-08:002011-02-09T12:13:27.557-08:00@ Ashley *high fives* YAY FOR MULTI-READING! Serio...@ Ashley *high fives* YAY FOR MULTI-READING! Seriously. I do it way too much. But I usually do get back to the books I start rather quickly. Being bogged down by a ton of work doesn't make it any easier :( Oh my gosh, I am so not a postmodernist either, haha. Whenever we'd go through the tenets in class, I sit glumly at my desk and wish we were back in the Romantic era. However, I think R.L. Stine particular style left me feeling excited even about the bad endings. I knew that if I was going to get eaten, it would be being eaten by something cool like a mutant potato chip (I made this up, but I'm sure it could be in one of the 42 books).<br /><br />@Jhordyn Ashley I'm glad I've been able to inform you about them! I'd recommend Trapped in Batwing Hall if you're up for a lot of unexpected adventure. It's probably one of Stine's most creative of what I've read thus far.<br /><br />@elfarmy17 Those were the good old days, haha. Yes - this one has the immediate choice between you or the dog turning in the vampire. I've read the first couple pages, but I haven't completely gone through it to any ending. I think I'd having a hard time going the vampire-dog route since I'm one of those 5% who gets really upset when dogs die (or are hurt, or becomes villains, etc). I'd rather take the hit and become a vamp, haha. While I was reading through the list, it looked like there were other vampire stories too :)CloudyKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17601048610753963689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738525889448975913.post-76833148802770267552011-02-09T05:10:37.494-08:002011-02-09T05:10:37.494-08:00It's not really surprising, there are a lot of...It's not really surprising, there are a lot of people who like to know the end, but also who do not like. I am a big fan of surprises, any kind of surprises that's why i don't want to guess, anything. But sometimes, it's stronger than me, and i'm trying to discover the end. Anyway.<br />Nice post ! i wanted to discover new stuff and here i am reading your post. Thanks!Sanaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05386128661104581765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738525889448975913.post-45465948320610356862011-02-08T16:44:05.600-08:002011-02-08T16:44:05.600-08:00Ahhh! The goosebumps books! I had so many of them....Ahhh! The goosebumps books! I had so many of them. My favourite was definitely the one about the werewolf, a halloween one. and there was one about a weird hippy babysitter who was really a mouse. both gave me dreadful nightmares...mckenzie.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16033982889583470504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738525889448975913.post-76723067391636274322011-02-08T14:08:49.517-08:002011-02-08T14:08:49.517-08:00Oh my goodness!! I had no idea these existed! That...Oh my goodness!! I had no idea these existed! That sounds like so much fun. I, like Jhordyn, would probably read them over and over till I had done every possible scenario. I may have to try to find some of these.<br /><br />And I finished "Birdcage Girl"! Or at least, I finished what was there. It's in progress, right? I absolutely loved it! You are such a creative and beautiful writer. Your characters are so lovable, I don't think I could pick a favourite! I thought I didn't like the mother but once I started learning her back story... I started to understand her a litle more. Ashlyn, Dr. Latibule (and faithful Diamond!) were all marvelous. :)Meleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00848998866008289402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738525889448975913.post-60199537612642215192011-02-08T13:06:01.985-08:002011-02-08T13:06:01.985-08:00I love those! They were practically all I read in ...I love those! They were practically all I read in 3rd grade (the Choose Your Own Adventures, plus regular Goosebumps). The only Goosebumps CYOA one I read, though, was a different vampire story(ies) than the one you mentioned here, I think. The first choice you make dictates whether or not you become a vampire or if your dog does instead.elfarmy17https://www.blogger.com/profile/09127074008716633538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738525889448975913.post-47440377539583858902011-02-08T10:47:59.350-08:002011-02-08T10:47:59.350-08:00I love the idea of these books, I feel like I woul...I love the idea of these books, I feel like I would read it over and over until I had expirienced evey single ending! I really must pick one up one day and give it a try. Great post!<br /><br />xx and hugs<br /><br />JhordynJhordyn Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540278614559729167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738525889448975913.post-18601728024901916562011-02-08T10:39:27.579-08:002011-02-08T10:39:27.579-08:00Hurrah! It's lovely to finally meet another c...Hurrah! It's lovely to finally meet another chronic multi-reader. I find myself constantly picking up new books, even if the seven old ones have yet to be completed. Alas.<br /><br />I think it's great that you were able to read these Choose Your Own Adventure books, now and when you were a child. The multiple endings always bothered me. I am not a postmodernist, I fear. I like things too clear cut. ;)Ashley Reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054844377307775881noreply@blogger.com