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Romeo and/or Juliet

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Romeo and/or Juliet by Ryan North is an imaginative and witty reimagining of the classic Shakespearean play, offering a humorous, interactive reading experience. Readers are invited to choose how the story unfolds, resulting in numerous potential scenarios and outcomes. This playful take on the iconic tragedy blends humour and creativity, allowing for a personalised adventure through the familiar tale.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy a humorous twist on classic literature. It's an interactive adventure where you can decide the characters' fates, offering multiple storylines and endings. If you like the idea of blending humour with a choose-your-own-path format, you'll find this quirky take on a famous tale quite entertaining.

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The New York Times bestseller - a ludicrously funny and irreverent take on Romeo and Juliet from the creator of Dinosaur Comics, with illustrations from artists including Randall Munroe and Kate Beaton.

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'Ridiculously fun . . . It is as hilarious and funny and strange as you would imagine . . . fantastic' BookRiot

'Witty, relevant and endlessly entertaining' Culturefly

What if Romeo never met Juliet? What if Juliet got really buff instead of moping around the castle all day? What if they teamed up to take over Verona with robot suits?

In this New York Times bestselling version of Romeo and Juliet, you get to choose where the story goes. Packed with exciting choices, fun puzzles, secret surprises, terrible puns, and more than a billion possible storylines, Romeo and/or Juliet offers a new experience every time you read it. And, as an added bonus, all the different endings feature beautiful and quirky illustrations by some of the best artists working today, including New York Times bestsellers Kate Beaton, Noelle Stevenson, Randall Munroe, and Jon Klassen.

Whatever your adventure, you're guaranteed to find lots of romance, epic fight scenes, and plenty of questionable decision-making by highly emotional teens.

'Shakespeare with even more sex, cryptography, time travel and alternate endings than the original! Ryan North is the only writer I know who's smart enough and funny enough to pull this off' Lev Grossman, New York Times bestselling author of the Magicians trilogy

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Romeo and/or Juliet by Ryan North offers a humorous and clever twist on the classic play, featuring time travel, cryptography, and alternative endings. Reviewers praise North's intelligent and witty approach, describing the book as ridiculously fun, strange, and satisfying. It is admired for its charm and originality, delivering a unique experience that's as entertaining as it is engaging.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780356508535

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 November 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Orbit

Illustration: 120-140 two colour illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 232.0mm

Weight: 899g

Pages: 400

About the Author

Ryan North is a New York Times bestselling author and cartoonist. His previous Shakespeare book, To Be or Not To Be, became Kickstarter's most-funded publishing project when it launched. North writes the popular webcomic Dinosaur Comics and the critically acclaimed Unbeatable Squirrel Girl for Marvel Comics, and he wrote the first thirty-five issues of Adventure Time, for which he won an Eisner Award. That's like the Oscars of comics! There's a gala and everything. He lives in Toronto with his wife, Jenn, and their dog, Noam Chompsky.

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