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Choose Your Own Adventure #17
The Race Forever
DOES THE RACE FOREVER IN AFRICA SPELL THE BEGINNING OF YOUR FAME AS A YOUNG RACE CAR DRIVER, OR THE END OF YOUR CAREER? As soon as you could see over the steering wheel of an SUV, your father began teaching you about cars and driving. He is a former racecar driver himself. You have planned this trip to Africa for months but at the last minute your dad has to cancel. You are on in Africa on your own, facing some of the toughest driving conditions in the world. And some of the most unscrupulous competitors... This rally is special, Reupleau the race organizer tells you. There are actually two races. One tests speed over fast roads in race -prepared cars. The other is a rough road race. Speed counts too, but you will be driving off-road vehicles. If you decide to drive the speed race as your first race, turn to page 4. If you choose to drive the rough road race first turn to page 67. YOU choose what happens next!
144 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1983
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R.A. Montgomery
156 books121 followersRaymond A. Montgomery (born 1936 in Connecticut) was an author and progenitor of the classic Choose Your Own Adventure interactive children's book series, which ran from 1979 to 2003. Montgomery graduated from Williams College and went to graduate school at Yale University and New York University (NYU). He devoted his life to teaching and education.
In 2004, he co-founded the Chooseco publishing company alongside his wife, fellow author/publisher Shannon Gilligan, with the goal of reviving the CYOA series with new novels and reissued editions of the classics.
He continued to write and publish until his death in 2014.
In 2004, he co-founded the Chooseco publishing company alongside his wife, fellow author/publisher Shannon Gilligan, with the goal of reviving the CYOA series with new novels and reissued editions of the classics.
He continued to write and publish until his death in 2014.
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August 26, 2016
Forever? I didn't even race for the better part of a day.
Supposedly you can start this book twice. At the beginning you choose to do either the speed race or off-road portion of this rally. I chose the off-road, because, what the hell, we traveled all the way to Africa. I could have raced on a track at home, and at least there I could meet some drunken rednecks.
I made it to the first checkpoint where another racer guy said that if I didn't accept a bribe and let him win, he would break my legs. I didn't take the bribe because I AM A MAN. But I DID tattle to the race authorities because I am only so much of a man.
The authorities decided, in their extremely finite wisdom, that me being associated at all with the criminal was a violation and I was out of the race.
These motherfuckers, they decide to let this animal into the race, let me talk to him, and then tell me that he's a criminal and being involved with him is a crime. I mean, these guys learned law from all my grade school teachers, I guess. If someone is even standing around a couple kids fighting over a Nerf Turbo Football, he must also be a criminal. A bastard criminal.
I mean, give me a goddamn break.
I'm starting to wonder if I would be better off in these books flipping a coin because I have absolutely no insight into how a person wins these things.
I didn't go back to the other race because I figured:
A) I was probably disqualified from the whole thing
B) They didn't advise me to go back to a certain page
C) I don't want to race for the amusement of these stupid assholes anyway
And really, this might be the worst volume of all. Because even if I had won the off-road race, I would have still had to go back to the road race and still possibly lose THAT one. It's the first one I've gone through that gives you the opportunity to screw up twice. I can't decide if it would have been worse to win once, taste victory just on the tip of my tongue, sweeter than the red part of an Astro Pop only to have my hopes dashed, or if it was worse as it really went down, the whole thing being like the vile yellow portion of the Astro Pop that was the punishment for any child daring to buy candy in the 90's. What the hell flavor was that? Resin?
Damn these books.
Supposedly you can start this book twice. At the beginning you choose to do either the speed race or off-road portion of this rally. I chose the off-road, because, what the hell, we traveled all the way to Africa. I could have raced on a track at home, and at least there I could meet some drunken rednecks.
I made it to the first checkpoint where another racer guy said that if I didn't accept a bribe and let him win, he would break my legs. I didn't take the bribe because I AM A MAN. But I DID tattle to the race authorities because I am only so much of a man.
The authorities decided, in their extremely finite wisdom, that me being associated at all with the criminal was a violation and I was out of the race.
These motherfuckers, they decide to let this animal into the race, let me talk to him, and then tell me that he's a criminal and being involved with him is a crime. I mean, these guys learned law from all my grade school teachers, I guess. If someone is even standing around a couple kids fighting over a Nerf Turbo Football, he must also be a criminal. A bastard criminal.
I mean, give me a goddamn break.
I'm starting to wonder if I would be better off in these books flipping a coin because I have absolutely no insight into how a person wins these things.
I didn't go back to the other race because I figured:
A) I was probably disqualified from the whole thing
B) They didn't advise me to go back to a certain page
C) I don't want to race for the amusement of these stupid assholes anyway
And really, this might be the worst volume of all. Because even if I had won the off-road race, I would have still had to go back to the road race and still possibly lose THAT one. It's the first one I've gone through that gives you the opportunity to screw up twice. I can't decide if it would have been worse to win once, taste victory just on the tip of my tongue, sweeter than the red part of an Astro Pop only to have my hopes dashed, or if it was worse as it really went down, the whole thing being like the vile yellow portion of the Astro Pop that was the punishment for any child daring to buy candy in the 90's. What the hell flavor was that? Resin?
Damn these books.
September 10, 2012
Our oldest has been bringing home various You Choose books from her elementary school library. And now at our local library we've discovered some of the books from the original Choose Your Own Adventure series that I read when I was a child. I remember loving books like this in my childhood and I am excited that our girls are discovering them as well.
This book focuses on an African Dual Road Race Rally, where you can experience a speed race and a rough road race. Many of the paths took us on dangerous paths that we could hardly imagine, but the stories were dramatic and exciting. And for the most part, the storylines were realistic, not filled with aliens, supernatural or mystical themes.
Overall, these are entertaining, though sometimes graphically violent stories. I tend to prefer the "You Choose" series because they have an educational and historical context, but the books in this series are interesting, too. We enjoyed reading this book together.
This book focuses on an African Dual Road Race Rally, where you can experience a speed race and a rough road race. Many of the paths took us on dangerous paths that we could hardly imagine, but the stories were dramatic and exciting. And for the most part, the storylines were realistic, not filled with aliens, supernatural or mystical themes.
Overall, these are entertaining, though sometimes graphically violent stories. I tend to prefer the "You Choose" series because they have an educational and historical context, but the books in this series are interesting, too. We enjoyed reading this book together.
July 5, 2020
La serie de Elige tu propia aventura es, literalmente, un clásico de nuestra infancia. He releído algunos, años después, y me parecen un poco cortos de miras, limitados en las posibilidades, pero cuando tenía 10 años cada uno de ellos era una maravilla lista para ser explorada hasta que hubiera dado todo lo que tenía dentro.
Al final siempre sabías que ibas a recorrer todos y cada uno de los caminos posibles. La emoción estaba, por tanto, en ganar y pasarte la historia al primer intento. Si no podías, pues nada, seguro que en el intento 18 acababas encontrando el camino. A veces los autores iban "a pillar", poniéndote los resultados buenos detrás de decisiones que eran claramente anómalas.
Recuerdo haber aprendido tanto palabras como hechos y datos en estos libros. No nadar contra la corriente cuando quieres llegar a tierra, dónde colocarse cuando un avión va a despegar, un montón de cosas interesantes y un montón de historias vividas, decenas por cada libro, que convirtieron a las serie en una colección fractal, donde cada vez podías elegir un libro nuevo entre los que ya tenías.
Llegué hasta el tomo 54 y dejé de tener interés por la serie, pero la serie siguió hasta superar los 100 títulos. Tal vez mis hijos quieran seguir el camino que yo empecé. Si quieres que lo sigan, pasa a la página 7.
Al final siempre sabías que ibas a recorrer todos y cada uno de los caminos posibles. La emoción estaba, por tanto, en ganar y pasarte la historia al primer intento. Si no podías, pues nada, seguro que en el intento 18 acababas encontrando el camino. A veces los autores iban "a pillar", poniéndote los resultados buenos detrás de decisiones que eran claramente anómalas.
Recuerdo haber aprendido tanto palabras como hechos y datos en estos libros. No nadar contra la corriente cuando quieres llegar a tierra, dónde colocarse cuando un avión va a despegar, un montón de cosas interesantes y un montón de historias vividas, decenas por cada libro, que convirtieron a las serie en una colección fractal, donde cada vez podías elegir un libro nuevo entre los que ya tenías.
Llegué hasta el tomo 54 y dejé de tener interés por la serie, pero la serie siguió hasta superar los 100 títulos. Tal vez mis hijos quieran seguir el camino que yo empecé. Si quieres que lo sigan, pasa a la página 7.
December 29, 2025
I love that, despite these being for kids, there's a lot of cool stories and characters embedded in the adventure itself. This one was a Viking theme and I managed to make my way to a handful of different endings - not all as delightful as some.
July 22, 2022
This one just doesn’t hit like the others do. I think it’s because there aren’t as many choices… and it seems a little racist sometimes… so that’s obviously like… a no Go
January 14, 2025
The Race Forever has been called an early defining moment for Choose Your Own Adventure, so I was curious if it lived up to that billing. Born into a family of decorated race car drivers, you are excited to receive invitation to the First African Dual Road Race Rally in Nairobi, Kenya, a competition unlike any other. It is divided into two separate races through areas where wild animals graze and political revolutionaries carry out their business. The racers are measured by timer, not directly competing against each other on the roads, and you will have to use strategy and boldness if you want to see your name top the leaderboard. You have a big decision before you meet your navigator/co-driver: will you do the speed race first, across smooth roads, or the rough race, designed to challenge your car over bruising terrain?
Maybe you'll run the rough race first, figuring the smooth will feel easy afterward. You have the choice of a Land Rover or Toyota as your ride. Opt for the Land Rover and your navigator turns out to be your old friend Eduardo. The two of you carefully plot a route to the finish line, but military personnel standing watch at a barricade on the road warn you the area ahead is thick with thousands of refugees. A colonel suggests an alternative way to go, but when you reach a river further on, the ferryman is already taking another racer across. Are you willing to wait, or should you find a different access point? If you do find one, a rhino attack may end your life. Ignoring the colonel and sticking to your planned route means driving slowly through refugees on the road, and you can't know how they'll react. If you took the Toyota instead of the Land Rover, your navigator is an African named Amos, and you'll choose between driving rough hill country or the smooth but longer valley. Hill country brings you in contact with a gambler named Ian who offers you big money to lose on purpose. Should you accept his offer, report him to race officials, or ignore him? On the valley path, you may come across a human skull that could be an archaeological find, or a riverbed loaded with raw gold. Are these temptations enough to quit the competition for a future unrelated to racing?
Whether you run the speed race next or started with it, your vehicle choice is between a Saab 900 Turbo and a Lancia Stratos. Pick the Saab and your navigator is Zokil, a Russian woman with detailed car knowledge. Will the two of you approach this race with caution, or push the Saab hard to make up for its lack of pure speed? Caution leads you to a dry river bed, but coming rain introduces the risk of flash flood. If you surmount that, a radio warning suggests all racers should take a non-penalizing twelve-hour delay due to a guerrilla militia nearby, but if you agree to the pause, eventually the race may be canceled. Are you prepared to drive through a combat zone? Ignore the recommendation to pause and you could join up with a German team to maximize your chances against rogue militants. Take the Lancia instead of the Saab, and sabotage causes your headlights to conk out. You and your navigator Jan can still drive in the dark night, but you might have a serious accident. Waiting for moonrise costs precious time, and later you are stopped by bandits perfectly willing to kill you. In the intense environment of long-distance racing, things can go horribly wrong in an instant.
I give The Race Forever credit for injecting fresh energy into Choose Your Own Adventure. I like the structure, which technically allows you to "race" forever: you can switch back and forth from the rough race to the smooth in perpetuity, provided you don't reach a calamitous ending. Not everything about the book works, however. Internal continuity goes on vacation at times, so you never know if information you gleaned from other endings will help or prove useless. Some of the narrative clues falsely point to one choice above the other, so success is guided by luck instead of savvy. I'll round my one-and-a-half star rating to two for its novelty, but The Race Forever isn't the classic it could have been. The book marches to the beat of its own drum, but at best is an average Choose Your Own Adventure.
Maybe you'll run the rough race first, figuring the smooth will feel easy afterward. You have the choice of a Land Rover or Toyota as your ride. Opt for the Land Rover and your navigator turns out to be your old friend Eduardo. The two of you carefully plot a route to the finish line, but military personnel standing watch at a barricade on the road warn you the area ahead is thick with thousands of refugees. A colonel suggests an alternative way to go, but when you reach a river further on, the ferryman is already taking another racer across. Are you willing to wait, or should you find a different access point? If you do find one, a rhino attack may end your life. Ignoring the colonel and sticking to your planned route means driving slowly through refugees on the road, and you can't know how they'll react. If you took the Toyota instead of the Land Rover, your navigator is an African named Amos, and you'll choose between driving rough hill country or the smooth but longer valley. Hill country brings you in contact with a gambler named Ian who offers you big money to lose on purpose. Should you accept his offer, report him to race officials, or ignore him? On the valley path, you may come across a human skull that could be an archaeological find, or a riverbed loaded with raw gold. Are these temptations enough to quit the competition for a future unrelated to racing?
Whether you run the speed race next or started with it, your vehicle choice is between a Saab 900 Turbo and a Lancia Stratos. Pick the Saab and your navigator is Zokil, a Russian woman with detailed car knowledge. Will the two of you approach this race with caution, or push the Saab hard to make up for its lack of pure speed? Caution leads you to a dry river bed, but coming rain introduces the risk of flash flood. If you surmount that, a radio warning suggests all racers should take a non-penalizing twelve-hour delay due to a guerrilla militia nearby, but if you agree to the pause, eventually the race may be canceled. Are you prepared to drive through a combat zone? Ignore the recommendation to pause and you could join up with a German team to maximize your chances against rogue militants. Take the Lancia instead of the Saab, and sabotage causes your headlights to conk out. You and your navigator Jan can still drive in the dark night, but you might have a serious accident. Waiting for moonrise costs precious time, and later you are stopped by bandits perfectly willing to kill you. In the intense environment of long-distance racing, things can go horribly wrong in an instant.
I give The Race Forever credit for injecting fresh energy into Choose Your Own Adventure. I like the structure, which technically allows you to "race" forever: you can switch back and forth from the rough race to the smooth in perpetuity, provided you don't reach a calamitous ending. Not everything about the book works, however. Internal continuity goes on vacation at times, so you never know if information you gleaned from other endings will help or prove useless. Some of the narrative clues falsely point to one choice above the other, so success is guided by luck instead of savvy. I'll round my one-and-a-half star rating to two for its novelty, but The Race Forever isn't the classic it could have been. The book marches to the beat of its own drum, but at best is an average Choose Your Own Adventure.
January 27, 2019
Note that I've read the newer revised version of this book, in which the car types have been replaced by newer models much like many of the revised editions of CYOA books have shoe-horned things like the internet into them to make them more acceptable to modern readers.
I haven't enjoyed an RA Montgomery book as much as this one since Journey Under the Sea (arguably still his best book) for one simple reason; he starts writing a story about a specific topic, and this time sticks to it instead of branching off into several ridiculous situations that have nothing to do with the objective. When Montgomery sticks to his story, he can be a very engaging writer.
This book involves you taking part in two rally races across Africa; one based on speed and the other based on off-road. In each race you pick one of two cars which will also determine who your co-driver will be.
Each story can branch into various race-based scenarios but can also deviate into dangerous scenarios which can actually be encountered in countries which have experienced conflict. For example you can be kidnapped by bandits or swamped by refugees causing you to either abandon the race or even lose your life.
The title of the book, "The Race Forever" (or just "Race Forever" for the newer edition) is literal; unless you reach an ending which prevents your character from racing altogether (eg. death, serious injury, giving up racing to become a humanitarian, etc) you will cycle between the speed and off-road races forever. This appears to be done on purpose by the author, and I don't see an issue with it other than the absence of a definitive ending. The reader can pick and choose to stop racing once they've won both events if they choose.
I had a really good time reading this book. I wish there were more books in which RA Montgomery focused on real-world story-lines instead of whirling away into total fantasy, although his books that begin and end with total fantasy can be good too if they didn't start with the illusion of a more sensible story line.
And nope; not a single extra-terrestrial to be found this time. Not even in the wilds of Africa.
I haven't enjoyed an RA Montgomery book as much as this one since Journey Under the Sea (arguably still his best book) for one simple reason; he starts writing a story about a specific topic, and this time sticks to it instead of branching off into several ridiculous situations that have nothing to do with the objective. When Montgomery sticks to his story, he can be a very engaging writer.
This book involves you taking part in two rally races across Africa; one based on speed and the other based on off-road. In each race you pick one of two cars which will also determine who your co-driver will be.
Each story can branch into various race-based scenarios but can also deviate into dangerous scenarios which can actually be encountered in countries which have experienced conflict. For example you can be kidnapped by bandits or swamped by refugees causing you to either abandon the race or even lose your life.
The title of the book, "The Race Forever" (or just "Race Forever" for the newer edition) is literal; unless you reach an ending which prevents your character from racing altogether (eg. death, serious injury, giving up racing to become a humanitarian, etc) you will cycle between the speed and off-road races forever. This appears to be done on purpose by the author, and I don't see an issue with it other than the absence of a definitive ending. The reader can pick and choose to stop racing once they've won both events if they choose.
I had a really good time reading this book. I wish there were more books in which RA Montgomery focused on real-world story-lines instead of whirling away into total fantasy, although his books that begin and end with total fantasy can be good too if they didn't start with the illusion of a more sensible story line.
And nope; not a single extra-terrestrial to be found this time. Not even in the wilds of Africa.
February 5, 2016
I'm 83% sure this was my favorite Choose Your Own Adventure when I was in second grade.
July 6, 2025
2.5/5
Note: this is based on the 2000's reissue.
Another CYOA book with a clear goal, this time to win a race! Well, two races actually... the book is split into two different ones... a speed one, and a ROUGH one. Or something like that.
You can start with either race, and can switch to the other one if you manage to survive the one you pick, which is pretty cool. Unfortunately, it has the problem every other CYOA has with multiple stories... much fewer branches and much shorter paths.
Still, this one wasn't too bad. You pick a race, pick a car (based on real cars!), and then start making choices to see if you can make it first across the finish line... or, you know, just not die a terrible, terrible death. Often you'll find yourself in a dangerous situation outside the car but it usually comes back to it (if you don't die a terrible, terrible death), like being captured by bandits and trying to make an escape back to your vehicle.
The choices are very much of risk assessment variety, which I enjoy... this one could be converted to a game book with dice rolls and inventory pretty well, I think. You have to make sure you look after the car, and some (very basic) technical knowledge helps. Not taking risks is usually the solution, but if you want to come first you'll have to take some.
The worst part of the book is that it's set in Africa so it has some stereotypes when it comes to country. Nothing overtly racist, but I raised my eyebrow more than once.
Some fun nasty deaths in this one, too!
But yeah, a simple but fun one... if you're into cars or racing, that is. Otherwise it might be a bit of a bore!
Note: this is based on the 2000's reissue.
Another CYOA book with a clear goal, this time to win a race! Well, two races actually... the book is split into two different ones... a speed one, and a ROUGH one. Or something like that.
You can start with either race, and can switch to the other one if you manage to survive the one you pick, which is pretty cool. Unfortunately, it has the problem every other CYOA has with multiple stories... much fewer branches and much shorter paths.
Still, this one wasn't too bad. You pick a race, pick a car (based on real cars!), and then start making choices to see if you can make it first across the finish line... or, you know, just not die a terrible, terrible death. Often you'll find yourself in a dangerous situation outside the car but it usually comes back to it (if you don't die a terrible, terrible death), like being captured by bandits and trying to make an escape back to your vehicle.
The choices are very much of risk assessment variety, which I enjoy... this one could be converted to a game book with dice rolls and inventory pretty well, I think. You have to make sure you look after the car, and some (very basic) technical knowledge helps. Not taking risks is usually the solution, but if you want to come first you'll have to take some.
The worst part of the book is that it's set in Africa so it has some stereotypes when it comes to country. Nothing overtly racist, but I raised my eyebrow more than once.
Some fun nasty deaths in this one, too!
But yeah, a simple but fun one... if you're into cars or racing, that is. Otherwise it might be a bit of a bore!
June 15, 2019
Well named. Its like they had 2 books, one a speed race and one a cross country race. They put them into the same book. Pick a race, finish it, go to the other race, finish it, then go back to the first race again (if you want). Repeat forever.
November 29, 2020
This was one of my two favorites of all the Choose Your Own Adventure books when I was a kid. There is a multiracial, multinational cast of characters and a lot of variety and excitement in the possible storylines, which revolve around a road rally in Africa.
November 16, 2018
3.5 stars.
The two different types of races made this much more fun. My kid loved picking which cars as well as the other choices. We ran through a few, and enjoyed each one.
The two different types of races made this much more fun. My kid loved picking which cars as well as the other choices. We ran through a few, and enjoyed each one.
April 16, 2019
Won the first race then decided to pull out of the second and held the refugees - only after ascertaining that I would be able to show my altruism of Instagram though.
February 3, 2020
Fun to read as an adult - quick little reading snack. :) I found this one in a little free library.
April 1, 2020
Better than expected, but still a boring racing book. I did like how the book had built in mechanisms to return you to the beginning to restart your race.
November 19, 2020
What fun it was to introduce my son to Choose Your Own Adventure books. He enjoyed them and seeing how the story changed as he made decisions.
February 7, 2021
fun,
this book had many options which i really liked, it lasted very long, longer then i expected.
there wasent much adventure but it was still pretty good
this book had many options which i really liked, it lasted very long, longer then i expected.
there wasent much adventure but it was still pretty good
March 17, 2022
A solid and realistic storyline about two different car races in Africa. When reading Race Forever out loud it was fun that the story can go on forever. A fun and unexpected twist.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 2, 2022
My copy had about 12 pages missing in the middle of it, so the race really did last forever.
September 15, 2022
Great book with a lot of action within every story line. But going back and rereading it after a story line was the downside for me.
November 7, 2023
mi infancia :))
August 18, 2024
got eaten by crocodiles😔
July 26, 2025
While there weren't any weird details in this book (unlike the other books in this series) there was room for improvement with the grammar in this book.
August 31, 2021
This has interesting and topical things that occur based on problems in the region, but makes it better for older young-readers than younger ones. It also makes it feel not very much a race. Good book if you want to have discussion.
December 12, 2012
Race forver is a book that you are the mai charcter and you make your own ending for the story. for example i was a reace champian and I'm in a very big race going up again the best in the world. and the first time I read it I taked and wrong turn in the race and lost and had to go bac to the beinging and then the second time around I choose a differnt car it was a Ranch Rover and it got mess up because I was rideing and I seen some peoplpe and that need help from me and I don't help so some man jump in front of my car. but I won 3rd place and that was really good for going up with the best in the world. The three'd time I choose a audi and it was so speical because my grandfather had one and it all helped hem win and I thounght way not for me and so I got in me my helper and we were driveing and it was dark and we were in the swamp and so the next thing we now were lost so we keep drive in the night by day time come we find hour way and win the race.
February 4, 2015
My God I just looooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvve this book sooooo muss! :-D Every time there's a different, twisted entry. EVERY FUCKING TIME (gosh I just love using this word :P).
And the best thing about this book is that u can never, absolutely never, predict any happenings in the future chapters, I challenge u! :3 The car u choose may determine your ride's fate, even the seemingly evil guy may turn out to be an angel, and vice versa. Your oh-so-friendly companion may abandon/shoot/mislead u to a group of gangsters! You could hit jackpot too you know?! ;-) *cough* *spoiler alert*
Anyways you'll be completely amused after every ending, alongside probably being disappointed... unless u strike gold, but then again being bitten by a snake or trampled by a wild elephant is far more likely. :P
Great time-pass, u barely need 20 mins to finish one story. Perfect for perusing in hospital queues.
HAPPY READING!!! :-DDDDD
And the best thing about this book is that u can never, absolutely never, predict any happenings in the future chapters, I challenge u! :3 The car u choose may determine your ride's fate, even the seemingly evil guy may turn out to be an angel, and vice versa. Your oh-so-friendly companion may abandon/shoot/mislead u to a group of gangsters! You could hit jackpot too you know?! ;-) *cough* *spoiler alert*
Anyways you'll be completely amused after every ending, alongside probably being disappointed... unless u strike gold, but then again being bitten by a snake or trampled by a wild elephant is far more likely. :P
Great time-pass, u barely need 20 mins to finish one story. Perfect for perusing in hospital queues.
HAPPY READING!!! :-DDDDD
January 27, 2010
I like this book because i can make my own story .It was fun because i got to decide what i wanted to do in my way.In this book The Race Forever the Racer Name was Michael Reupleau and your father and your uncle thought you how to drive . They used drive Ferraris in Italy for the Ferrari races .In the book you get to pick between Audi TT and a Subaru WRX . I piked the Audi and i had wheelman with it .While we where driving I check the gas and oil and it was low so i pulled over to put more in . I got the gas out the back seat because it was just shelf now. Then i turn around for 2 second and i hear a boom . My is on FIRE .Me and my wheel man got brunt on the hands I decided that wanted to keep driving to win. I kept driving as Fast as I could to win.And i DID. At the finsh it was a big banner that said congratulations.
December 10, 2015
Un libro acerca de una competición de rallye ( puedes elegir entre dos carreras: velocidad o todo terreno) y sus pormenores. Como en todas las obras de Montgomery, el libro está bien respaldado con una buena base ( para ser un libro infantil, ojo) geográfica, técnica y de situación. Al principio de la aventura nos darán a elegir entre varias opciones, antes de ponernos en 'marcha'( carrera a correr, tipo de coche) y a lo largo de sus aventuras nos encontramos con sabotajes, averías, caravanas indígenas, peligros de la selva, grupos rebeldes de combate..). realmente en sí, está bien estructurado y es realista, pero resulta en conjunto una lectura algo decepcionante en su desenlace, porqué muy pocas veces llegas a la meta, sin ya hablar de ganar la carrera. Por éso no le pongo más nota.
May 29, 2015
Choose Your Own Adventure were my favourite books when I was nine and ten years old. I loved being "the hero" of the story, and I loved reading and re-reading the book, trying to find my way to every page. The copies I actually owned I would put little pencil marks on the pages I'd made it to, and little checks on the choices so I could go a different way next time through. I adored them, and checked out the ones I didn't have from the library over and over again (and kept track of which pages I'd found on a piece of paper).
This one wasn't one of my huge favourites - I'm not a car guy, and never was - but like all of them, I read and re-read it anyway.
This one wasn't one of my huge favourites - I'm not a car guy, and never was - but like all of them, I read and re-read it anyway.
June 18, 2015
Believe it or not, this was my very first choose your own adventure. It was over in 5 minutes. Apparently, I am not that adventurous, but after engaging, I can totally see the merits of these types of books for boys on the 80s. I did, however, resent that I had to be a man to participate in the race, but I was heartened by the fact that it took place in Africa and there was some social commentary about refugees. Part of the reason my race ended so quickly is because I stayed behind to help instead of finishing the race. Who knows what other turns the story could have taken. I didn’t try to read them all, but I was pleased with what I did encourage after several alternate attempts.
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