For this “Choose Your Own Adventure” assignment, the book entitled “Deadwood City” was analyzed. In this story, the reader takes the role of an individual in the “Wild West” of the late 1800s in America. At the opening of the book, the reader is told that they had just arrived on horseback to Deadwood City–a town that does not seem particularly active, nor friendly. After going deeper into to the town, the first “choice” of the adventure is presented: Will the reader take their chances at the hotel, the saloon, or the sheriffs office? Once this choice is made, the story unfolds, often culminating with such events as encounter with Indians, shoot-outs with bandits, and other such exciting occurrences associated with the Old West. Though at times flawed, often due to the reusing of preexisting scenarios, the book is an enjoyable read, and truly embraces is “Choose Your Own Adventure” heritage, though it lacks a path which results in an encounter with extraterrestrials.

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