Reading hypertexts we find a different way of being part of a story. After reading “These Waves of Girls” by Caitlin Fisher I can comment on this kind of writing and give my opinion.
This form of telling a story is exciting and dynamic. The interaction is always present when you are reading and that is fascinating. The fact that you can choose what to click provides freedom to the reader and makes the story quite open in terms of deciding what to read. The reader can choose what way to take. However, at the same time the story can become confusing in some points. After reading for a while, I started to get confused and a little bit lost...there is so much information located in different places, so many times the reader simply reads without relating actions among them. Colours and pictures help to catch the reader’s attention, but after a while reading this is not enough and it can be difficult to follow. Despite that, I think it is an alternative way of reading stories and it can be very useful to catch children’s attention, for instance. They often feel bored with the traditional books, so this can be a good method to motivate children (and other people who are not very fond of reading) to discover the wonderful world of reading and think of this as a hobby.
Good balanced reflection. I think the reader confusion can be very irritating, but it also serves to point out that good texts are never simple - sometimes we forget that when they are presented in a nice linear book-form...
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