to be or not to be a chooseable path adventure

Inventive devices like a book-within-a-book (to mirror Hamlet’s play-within-a-play) take full advantage of the gamebook medium and liven up the original story for even the most disinterested of Shakespeare readers! Ryan’s prose is, as always, colloquial and familiar but full of clever references, vivid imagination, and only the most choice of jokes. It’s pretty awesome! Readers can follow Yorick skull markers to stick closely to Shakespeare’s plot, or go off-script and explore alternative possibilities filled with puzzles and humor.Įach ending in the book is accompanied by a full-color, full-page illustration by one of the 65 most excellent artists working today, so each rereading yields new surprises and rewards. Play as Hamlet, Ophelia, or King Hamlet–if you want to die on the first page and play as a ghost. To Be or Not To Be is a choose-your-own-path version of Hamlet by New York Times best-selling author Ryan North. “Yes, what IS the deal with over half the human population of the planet? They’re definitely all 100% insane,” Horatio replies sarcastically.― ryan north, to be or not to be – a choosable path adventure About To be or not to be – a choosable path adventure by ryan northĬhicks, man, am I right? They crazy,” you say.

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To be or not to be a chooseable path adventure