tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195045023043575332.post1214704380263856081..comments2024-03-11T20:10:07.789-07:00Comments on Born and Read in Chicago: Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin (NetGalley Review)Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14499042218367596631noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195045023043575332.post-17969685462093268372017-08-23T18:29:35.997-07:002017-08-23T18:29:35.997-07:00I'm very excited to read this one!I'm very excited to read this one!dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814404711133579948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195045023043575332.post-12066909987504407962017-08-22T18:53:10.693-07:002017-08-22T18:53:10.693-07:00Oh, I'm sorry to hear that it ruined the whole... Oh, I'm sorry to hear that it ruined the whole second half of the book for you! I can see if you didn't know about or love those books it wouldn't seem very funny. I just heard it in my head as another way of saying something like "behind door number 1 was this choice, behind door number two was this other choice" not affecting how I felt about the narrative as a whole, since she didn't actually employ the choose your own adventure gimmick of having to actually turn the page. That would've been horrible! Haha!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14499042218367596631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195045023043575332.post-10620790846027515122017-08-22T13:18:39.026-07:002017-08-22T13:18:39.026-07:00I loved the first half of this book, but differ fr...I loved the first half of this book, but differ from you on the Choose Your Own Adventure part. I thought it was gimmicky and seemed hokey.Sarah (Sarah's Book Shelves)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04114051128835057362noreply@blogger.com