{"product_id":"to-be-or-not-to-be-isbn-9780735212190","title":"To Be or Not To Be","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestelling author of \u003ci\u003eRomeo and\/or Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow to Invent Everything\u003c\/i\u003e, the greatest work \u003ci\u003ein\u003c\/i\u003e English literature, now in the greatest format \u003ci\u003eof\u003c\/i\u003e English literature: a chooseable-path adventure!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e When Shakespeare wrote \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e he gave the world just one possible storyline, drawn from a constellation of billions of alternate narratives.  And now you can correct that horrible mistake! Play as Hamlet and avenge your father's death—with ruthless efficiency this time. Play as Ophelia and change the world with your scientific brilliance. Play as Hamlet's father and die on the first page, then investigate your own murder… \u003ci\u003eas a ghost\u003c\/i\u003e! Featuring over 100 different endings, each illustrated by today's greatest artists, incredible side quests, fun puzzles, and a book-within-a-book instead of a play-within-a-play, \u003ci\u003eTo Be or Not To Be\u003c\/i\u003e offers up new surprises and secrets every time you read it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou decide this all sounds extremely excellent, and that you will definitely purchase this book right away.  Because as the Bard said: “to be or not to be… that is the \u003ci\u003eadventure\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e...You're almost \u003cu\u003ecertain\u003c\/u\u003e that's how it goes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo Be or Not To Be \u003c\/i\u003eoriginally launched as a record-breaking Kickstarter project. This new, reader-friendly edition features the same text and illustrations as the original version, redesigned to take up half as many pages and weigh a whole pound less.“Reference mixed with irreverence—that's what makes \u003ci\u003eTo Be or Not to Be\u003c\/i\u003e so much fun.” —\u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An idea that is, by most conventional literary standards, terrible, but pushed so far past terrible that it wraps around like a comet slingshotting around the sun and comes back as utterly brilliant.” —Lev Grossman, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for other work by Ryan North:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“\u003ci\u003eRomeo and\/or Juliet \u003c\/i\u003eis written  with the finest distilled charm and genuine enthusiasm.  Entertaining  and extremely satisfying.” —Kate Beaton, author of \u003ci\u003eHark! A Vagrant\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStep Aside, Pops\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Ryan North's \u003ci\u003eThe Best of Dinosaur Comics: 2003-2005 A.D.\u003c\/i\u003e had me howling with laughter and passing the book around to whomever I  could lay hands on to point out particularly good strips. \u003ci\u003eDinosaur Comics\u003c\/i\u003e is an unlikely gem of a webcomic.” —Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAdventure Time #10 \u003c\/i\u003eis a spectacular jumping-on point for readers young and old. Even for non-fans, this issue is one of the most captivating comics of the year.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Onion A.V. Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eThe Unbeatable Squirrel Girl\u003c\/i\u003e] was freaking hilarious... it's the closest thing the Marvel universe has to a classic screwball sitcom.\" —\u003ci\u003eNerdist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Machine  of Death is a marvelous collection, riddled with intelligence, creative  reach, and a frankness that makes the best use of the central  gimmick.” —Tasha Robinson, \u003ci\u003eThe Onion\u003c\/i\u003e A.V. Club\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“This Is How You Die\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliantly addictive book that reads like a series of  existential, death-obsessed Twilight Zone episodes. Very highly  recommended.” —Seth Grahame-Smith, author of \u003ci\u003eAbraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eRyan North \u003c\/b\u003eis a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author and cartoonist. His other chooseable-path Shakespeare book is called \u003ci\u003eRomeo and\/or Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e, and you should check that one out too. North is known for his online strip \u003ci\u003eDinosaur Comics\u003c\/i\u003e, his critically acclaimed work on Marvel's \u003ci\u003eUnbeatable Squirrel Girl, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as his Eisner-award winning writing for the \u003ci\u003eAdventure Time\u003c\/i\u003e comic. He lives in Toronto with his wife Jenn and their dog Noam Chompsky, who is a good boy. Yes he is.","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305244020965,"sku":"NP9780735212190","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780735212190.jpg?v=1767742695","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/to-be-or-not-to-be-isbn-9780735212190","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}