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Janice Johnson · 04-01-2006, 06:48 PM

Have you ever read Give Yourself Goosebumps by R.L. Stine?

These are "choice" books as YOU the reader make your own choices in the book. Warning. A reader said this about the books. "These books (beep) me up."

They kind of do, as they give you many twists and turns. On the back of each GYG, is advertised, "Over 20 different endings. Reader beware. You choose the scare." It can take you over 5 hours just to read the whole book, and it's not a "advanced" book, like "Gone With The Wind."

The first page of the book(well paper) before the pages with the title, author name,, publishing company, etc, warns you NOT to read the whole book through as there are many different parts. The story then starts, and after about the first 2 pages, the directions on the bottom will tell you to go to some FAR page like page 62, and then on page 62, they will give you two choices. Go to choice 1 on page 88, or go to choice 2 on page 32. After you make your choice, you will have to read the parts and listen to the directions to go to other until you find the page that says, THE END. Then you can go back to the choice you didn't pick, and do the directions thing again, until you get to THE END.

Sometimes the two different choices have a common page to go to.

Sometimes the author "talks" to the reader, and he says, "What is the matter with you?" Why would you pick this choice? Go back to page 1 and start all over again, and this time, DO NOT PICK THIS CHOICE AGAIN, THE END" But the author has corny puns in his directions. For example, if the choice you pick has you running away from a bad guy/girl, he will put, "Quick! Run to page 85!"

Sometimes, the author will make the book a little interactive. Sometimes he asks the reader to do something that is outside of the book such as, "Look at time. If the hour is odd, go to page 134. If the hour is even, go to page 22." And sometimes, he askes the reader to remember something from the original Goosebumps book series. GYG is a companion to the Goosebumps series. He will ask questions like, "What was the werewolf's name in Goosebumps book, The Werewolf of Fever Swamp? If you know it, go to page 15. (Not to brag, but I've read 61 out of 62 Goosebumps books, so I'm pretty skilled in answering these questions correctly,

)If you do not know it, go to page 65."

Sometimes he asks the reader to go to remember something that's already happened or may not have happened to the reader, such as, "Did you get a silver whistle from the bearded lady?" If you did, go to page 8. If you didn't, go to page 55." And sometimes, he gives you map and mazes to study, and then gives you the "choice" pages to go to.

GYG is a really cool book series!

EmoJoe · 04-01-2006, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Janice Johnson

It can take you over 5 hours just to read the whole book

it took me like 10 minutes. and i was 10.

EmoJoe · 04-01-2006, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by evilNpunk

Those were the coolest thing for me and my friends in elementary school. We used to read those at sleepovers and stuff.

Janice Johnson · 04-01-2006, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe: Texas Smurftractor

it took me like 10 minutes. and i was 10.

Joe, it did not take you 10 minutes to read the book. Each book is over 130 pages long.

EmoJoe · 04-01-2006, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Janice Johnson

Joe, it did not take you 10 minutes to read the book. Each book is over 130 pages long.

thats not really a lot..

Janice Johnson · 04-01-2006, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe: Texas Smurftractor

thats not really a lot..

You're telling me that 130 + pages is not a lot of pages? let's see Joe. Let's say it takes you a minute to read each page. That's 2 hours and over 10 minutes right there. And that's just if you read it straight. With these kind of books, you have to take the time and think about what choice you want to make, and then find each page individually(LOTS of flipping back and forth looking for these pages).

EmoJoe · 04-01-2006, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Janice Johnson

You're telling me that 130 + pages is not a lot of pages? let's see Joe. Let's say it takes you a minute to read each page. That's 2 hours and over 10 minutes right there. And that's just if you read it straight. With these kind of books, you have to take the time and think about what choice you want to make, and then find each page individually(LOTS of flipping back and forth looking for these pages).

the font in goosebumps books are bigggg

Janice Johnson · 04-01-2006, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe: Texas Smurftractor

the font in goosebumps books are bigggg

Which Goosebumps books have you been looking at?

The font I have read are probably around 14 or 16.

Hollow · 04-01-2006, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Janice Johnson

You're telling me that 130 + pages is not a lot of pages? let's see Joe. Let's say it takes you a minute to read each page. That's 2 hours and over 10 minutes right there. And that's just if you read it straight. With these kind of books, you have to take the time and think about what choice you want to make, and then find each page individually(LOTS of flipping back and forth looking for these pages).

maybe he found a shortcut that j00 oversaw

Janice Johnson · 04-01-2006, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Janice Johnson

Sometimes the author "talks" to the reader, and he says, "What is the matter with you?" Why would you pick this choice? Go back to page 1 and start all over again, and this time, DO NOT PICK THIS CHOICE AGAIN, THE END"

In the latest GYG book I read, I picked the wrong choice, and he said, "How dare you pick this choice? How selfish can you get?" :O

In another book, he said, "You picked the wrong choice, but you can start over. Then he wrote something like, "THE END, then in smaller letters he wrote, "Unless you want to start over again on page 1."

EmoJoe · 04-01-2006, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Janice Johnson

Which Goosebumps books have you been looking at?

The font I have read are probably around 14 or 16.

thats pretty big

Nighthawk76 · 04-01-2006, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Janice Johnson

You're telling me that 130 + pages is not a lot of pages? let's see Joe. Let's say it takes you a minute to read each page. That's 2 hours and over 10 minutes right there. And that's just if you read it straight. With these kind of books, you have to take the time and think about what choice you want to make, and then find each page individually(LOTS of flipping back and forth looking for these pages).

I think Joe is giving you a hard time. No one can read a 100-pluse book in ten minutes. He is kidding.

EmoJoe · 04-01-2006, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by DAX

I think Joe is giving you a hard time. No one can read a 100-pluse book in ten minutes. He is kidding.

well, it's a book with tons of shortcuts

Nighthawk76 · 04-01-2006, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe: Texas Smurftractor

well, it's a book with tons of shortcuts

Oh, like those Choose Your Own Adventure books?

EmoJoe · 04-01-2006, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DAX

Oh, like those Choose Your Own Adventure books?

yeah, its like that

04-01-2006, 06:48 PM	#1
Janice Johnson Commercial Lover Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 30, 2003 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 4,738	Give Yourself Goosebumps books by R.L Stine! Have you ever read Give Yourself Goosebumps by R.L. Stine? These are "choice" books as YOU the reader make your own choices in the book. Warning. A reader said this about the books. "These books (beep) me up." They kind of do, as they give you many twists and turns. On the back of each GYG, is advertised, "Over 20 different endings. Reader beware. You choose the scare." It can take you over 5 hours just to read the whole book, and it's not a "advanced" book, like "Gone With The Wind." The first page of the book(well paper) before the pages with the title, author name,, publishing company, etc, warns you NOT to read the whole book through as there are many different parts. The story then starts, and after about the first 2 pages, the directions on the bottom will tell you to go to some FAR page like page 62, and then on page 62, they will give you two choices. Go to choice 1 on page 88, or go to choice 2 on page 32. After you make your choice, you will have to read the parts and listen to the directions to go to other until you find the page that says, THE END. Then you can go back to the choice you didn't pick, and do the directions thing again, until you get to THE END. Sometimes the two different choices have a common page to go to. Sometimes the author "talks" to the reader, and he says, "What is the matter with you?" Why would you pick this choice? Go back to page 1 and start all over again, and this time, DO NOT PICK THIS CHOICE AGAIN, THE END" But the author has corny puns in his directions. For example, if the choice you pick has you running away from a bad guy/girl, he will put, "Quick! Run to page 85!" Sometimes, the author will make the book a little interactive. Sometimes he asks the reader to do something that is outside of the book such as, "Look at time. If the hour is odd, go to page 134. If the hour is even, go to page 22." And sometimes, he askes the reader to remember something from the original Goosebumps book series. GYG is a companion to the Goosebumps series. He will ask questions like, "What was the werewolf's name in Goosebumps book, The Werewolf of Fever Swamp? If you know it, go to page 15. (Not to brag, but I've read 61 out of 62 Goosebumps books, so I'm pretty skilled in answering these questions correctly, )If you do not know it, go to page 65." Sometimes he asks the reader to go to remember something that's already happened or may not have happened to the reader, such as, "Did you get a silver whistle from the bearded lady?" If you did, go to page 8. If you didn't, go to page 55." And sometimes, he gives you map and mazes to study, and then gives you the "choice" pages to go to. GYG is a really cool book series!