100 Classic Books: A great starting point for reading the classics (100 Classic Book Collection (DS))

Member Name: eilidhcatriona

Product:	100 Classic Book Collection (DS)
Date:	17/05/09 (27 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Really easy to use

Disadvantages: The background music is annoying...mute it

I read an awful lot of books, but there are loads of classics I haven't read, so I thought this would be a good purchase. Another selling point for me was that on long journeys I tend to take my DS and a book, so this game would eliminate the need to take a book and therefore reduce my hand luggage.

The "game" is easy to use, with a very clear instruction manual on how to go about finding the book you want to read and how to use the bookmark function. Once you've chosen the book you want, it's so easy to read it - you can use your stylus to flick the pages, but personally I find it easier to put the stylus away and use the arrow buttons. You can adjust the size of the text to suit you as well.

The choice of books is very good. 100 books of course is only a drop in the ocean, but there is enough to keep you going for a while and give you a good start on the classics. My first choice was Les Miserables, something I read in abridged form whe I was at school but which I never got round to reading fully. I've read some of the Brontes works too, and am planning to reread Jane Austen's works, which I read years ago.

I think it is good value for money as it is so handy to pick up your DS and read a little, or for when you are travelling. Also, to buy all these books in print would cost a lot more than £19.99 (which is what I paid when the "game" was new out).

Summary: Easy to use and great choice of books