The first storybook I looked at was titled RateMyRishi.
I really liked this one because the whole premise was just fascinating. It
imitates RateMyProfessor.com, which is one of my favorite sites to use when
planning my schedule. I enjoyed the tone of the storybook, which was very
informal and friendly. The quips between various commentators were entertaining
and at times funny. I did feel rather lost, however. There were definitely a
good number of references made to stories which we have not yet read. It made
me feel like I was missing out on the joke. I did really like the introduction,
though. I think the design was a bit boring, but so is the original
RateMyProfessor.com design!
The second storybook I looked at was titled Every Lover A Soldier: Tales of Epic Love. This story book was really confusing for me. The
idea seems awesome: three women tell three of their own love stories to one
another. However, the first woman only ever told one story if I understood
everything. The third didn’t tell a story at all! This was frustrating for me
because the introduction lead me to expect to read three stories per woman, and
I did not experience that. I was also annoyed by the design. Though it was
pretty, I found it very impractical. I had trouble reading the stories; I
couldn’t read the links to each different page at all. I think you have to
balance aesthetics and practicality when designing a storybook or anything else
really. I did love the front page, though. It was drawn by the author of the
storybook!
(Covershot from Every Lover a Soldier: Tales of Epic Love)
The third storybook I read was titled Diary of Famous Love Stories. I liked the idea of retelling love stories from both the woman and
man’s viewpoint. I did not really care for the author’s take on these stories,
but the writing itself was good and I think the design was attractive without
being confusing or difficult to understand.
This is an interesting way of retelling the love stories! Going through your blog posts, this one really caught my attention. I loved how the author told the story with both man and woman's point of view. I had never heard of Nala and Damayanti before. Through this storybook, I got to learn about them. Thanks for sharing this storybook!
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ReplyDeleteI also enjoy a more simplistic style, so when it came to looking through these storybooks that is what I was really searching for. I liked the "RatemyRishi" story book as well. It is probably because, like you, I'm a huge fan of RatemyProfessor. All three were very interesting to look and I enjoyed seeing your response.
Tess
Valerie! I love how you mentioned rate my professor for the first storybook. I also use ratemyprofessor too! I like how you took a screenshot of your screen because it gives a better idea how the website looked like. All three storybook looked very unique and you did a great job of reviewing them. By the way, your blog looks great!:)
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your different storybook favorites. It helps me to get an idea for my own, and I also enjoy reading other’s favorites. I originally read the "RateMyRishi" one and really enjoyed it. I thought that the idea was very creative, and probably took a really long time to create. I agree that I was a little lost while reading it, but I believe that is because we have not met all the characters that they talked about in their storybook. Great picks! Your blog looks awesome!
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