I find it weird that we need multiple versions of tags that say "Novel" in them. Novels (paper books) don't have choices. I'm not sure why we should expect "Visual" novels to have choices. "Visual Novel" sounds like a Comic book to me (and they don't have choices either). And how does taking away choices make the novel "Kinetic"? If anything, I'd expect "Kinetic" to be more ... active? ... than "Visual."
First off, I personally enjoy all of the media types, from paper novels to comics to VNs to movies ... It's all enjoyable and scratches different itches!
That said, the reason that "Kinetic Novels" are defined as different from "Visual Novels" and "Games" is that the word "Kinetic" implies speed or progressive movement. The idea here is that a Kinetic Novel continuously moves the story forward without deviation - a straight continuous path, while in Visual Novels a reader's choices can derail the story or lead to a "bad ending" or "game over" conclusion. "Kinetic" in this way implies and inexorable journey to a pre-defined end, whereas the idea with Visual Novels is a more meandering indirect path.
