Thursday, January 15, 2015

Week 1 Storybook Favorites

The first Storybook I read was Mythology's Most Wanted. I chose this one because I love stories with a good villain. The title definitely matched the Storybook and had an easy to read page design. I really enjoyed how each character's stories were told because the villain's perspective is often ignored. The introduction did a great job of setting up each character's background, so it didn't matter whether or not I wasn't familiar with one of the villains. Navigation throughout the Storybook was straightforward and having a dark background made it look good. I plan on using a dark background with light letters when I make mine because I think it looks best and is easy to read.

Next, I chose Peter Pan: The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up. I was instantly attracted to this one because Peter Pan was one of my favorite movies growing up. The first thing I noticed was the font, which I am definitely am not a fan of and made it a slower read than desired. Anyways, I thought the Introduction did an alright job of introducing each character that I would later hear from. I was familiar with the character's stories, so it brought back some good memories.

(Peter Pan)

Lastly, I chose The Adventures of Thor and Asgard. I am a huge fan of the Marvel Universe and all of its characters, especially Thor, so I figured I would enjoy it. The Introduction was really interesting because it was told from the perspective of a young Frost Giant, which are the enemies in the first Thor movie. The layout and design of the Storybook was nothing special, but easy to navigate and read. Overall, I thought the stories were fun to read and my previous knowledge of some of the stories made it interesting.

1 comment:

  1. I too liked Mythology's Most Wanted, not only because it provided more wholesome views of the morally questionable figures of legend, but it even introduced some characters that aren't inherently bad, like Set (who was a very faithful taskmaster for Ra in the Egyptian myths). This story does a lot of good by showing that almost nothing can be seen in the same perspective as before after you have become sympathetic to the characters you once considered antagonists.

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