How I Became a Freak (Choose Your Own Nightmare) by Rick Brightfield

Choose Your Own Nightmare #15

by Richard Brightfield

A street carnival has opened in your neighborhood! Go check it out! Ride some rides. Stuff your face with cotton candy. Play the ring toss.But don't go in the fun house. And definitely don't walk down the Hall of Mirrors.Why, you ask? WHY? Well, in this fun house, things are what they seem. And the fun never stops.

Genres: Gamebooks, Choose Your Own Adventure

Unknown Binding

First published May 12, 1997

Reviews

[Monica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Recuerdos de mi infancia están de regreso al encontrarme de nuevo con libros de esta colección.
Sí, son el tipo de libros que tienen historias distintas dependiendo de tus decisiones, tiene una premisa, pero al llegar a x capítulo te dan a elegir y de ahí te manda a páginas distintas.
Muy divertido de leer, porque más cosas pueden pasar que en una lectura convencional, algo de verdad creativo que al menos a mi, me gustó.

[Janina Sosnowski · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was really fun to read, even though some of the endings were really odd, seemed rushed and a little bit forced.
But I really liked the good ending.

[Marrrrrrsitaaa · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Josiah · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book contains some really good action sequences, as well as some scenes that allow you the choice of attempting escape, which can lead to interesting new story paths.

How I Became a Freak is an unusual book, and I couldn't always figure out why things were happening the way they were. The police don't seem to be very smart overall in the narrative, though they do try to help you if they can get past your off-putting appearance. I have to say that I was none too pleased when they put "You" in jail for no real reason other than being freakishly ugly!

I like this book, and found several of the decisions presented the reader to be more intriguing than usual for the Choose Your Own Nightmare series. Author Richard Brightfield has a knack for creating choices that instigate prolonged thought on the part of the reader. I would give one and a half stars to How I Became a Freak.

[Colton · Rating 4 out of 5]

First off, this book goes to some weird places. It starts off with you at a Hall of Mirrors. You look into the mirror for too long and are changed into a freak and you spend the rest of the story trying figure out how to change yourself back. Along the way you come into contact with clowns, creepy government agents, cowboys, Indians, cops, and mad scientists. This is a really wacky read, and it gets a little over-the-top cheesy at times, but for the most part it works. Brightfield has a solid writing style that sometimes dips into being dull, but in this book, he is on his game. The prose isn't exceptional for a gamebook, but it does its job. There are a few endings that left me scratching my head, but a few that were satisfying. The book is pretty average for the series except that its scope seems a little larger than some of the other books. Recommended.