Rate this book

Vanille Ou Chocolat ? (2012)

by Jason Shiga(Favorite Author)

3.88 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

Editions Cambourakis

review 1: Many people like to begin their reviews with "You start out with a choice between chocolate or vanilla ice cream, and the story goes from there". I personally won't do so, since this particular choice doesn't truly matter. As to what follows, on the other hand, has lead to some of the best storytelling I've seen in years.The concept of a choose-your-own-adventure in a graphic novel format is pushed to the limit, and the themes of using time travel and quantum mechanics work perfectly with the concept of choices. Also, since there's a "true ending" to the book itself, this encourages the reader to seek out all of the story possibilities. Basically:-It has a reason to exist (presenting a new idea that has never been tried before)-It pushes boundaries (the concepts used in th... moreis book are explored in many different ways)-It's built to last (the best narratives contain something new to be discovered, even after three times of use)Any story that lives up to these three conditions is worthy of praise, and this book has not disappointed me.
review 2: Meanwhile by Jason Shiga is a graphic novel with a twist. The book has different paths that you can take with 3,856 story possibilities. This book kept me entertained for a couple of hours trying to create all the different possibilities, and could probably do the same with students.Text-to-Self and Text-to-Text: This book reminded me of the goosebumps choose your story books. It connects the text to me and to other text because of this. I remember that I used to love reading those books. I didn't care all that much for the regular Goosebumps books, but I enjoyed reading the choose your story ones. They were just more exciting and more fun to read.Text-to-World: This book's underlying meaning is that one choice decides your future. If you had chose something else your future might have been different. This is so true in real life. One major example would be teen pregnancy. Just the decision to wrap it up could have made a HUGE difference in your future. You could have gone to college, made a whole lot more money, found the perfect guy, just been a totally different person. I mean, you could still do that stuff after having a child young, but it would be much harder. less

Download links for: Vanille ou Chocolat ?

Advertising