Ship of Theseus is the final book written by V. M. Straka and published in 1949. It's about a man who has no idea about his past or who he is. He's shanghaied onto a strange ship with a strange crew and thrown onto a perilous journey. The writer himself, Straka, is enigmatic. Nobody knows what he lo...
2.5 StarsIn these times of Kindles, Nooks, and iBooks, a novel like S. is a really exciting breath of fresh air. It's truly a love letter to physical books and a great effort in interactive reading and storytelling. The novel, written in a collaboration between film director J. J. Abrams and novelis...
Ever since this book came out I've been excited to read it, but I put it off for months because I was intimidated to start it. As it turns out I didn't need to be. The format made this book exceedingly difficult to put down. This book is an experience, and you don't read it so much as you interact w...
"What begins at the water shall end there. And what ends there shall once more begin." S by Doug Dorst and J.J. Abrams is a fantastic acheivement. More than simply a novel, S strives to be an experience. I'll begin by talking about the package. The book comes in a black sleeve with the title an...
This is probably the most unique reading experience I’ve had in a long time. Rather than a traditional novel, S. is presented as an old copy of the fictional book “Ship of Theseus” by “VM Straka” from 1949. The book has a period appropriate cover design, and is faux-aged to look like an old library ...
For those not already familiar with S. this book – how to explain it? – is a layer of two stories: the book itself, Ship of Theseus, written by the completely mysterious V.M. Straka, and the unfolding story of Eric, a former post-grad student who accidentally leaves his copy of Ship of Thesius in t...
Through sheer tenacity, I finished this "book" (I am not mocking it by putting it in quotations like this, as you are about to see, this is less of a traditional book and more of an experience in eavesdropping) and, five months later, I can safely say that I "finished" the material in the book, but ...
I have an admitted weakness for puzzlebox stories. And for books that are beautiful objects. And also for metafiction. This book and I were meant to collide catastrophically. It was always going to be love. If you're not familiar with S., it is the brainchild of J.J. Abrams, brought to fruitio...
"One book. Two readers. A world of mystery, menace, and desire. A young woman picks up a book left behind by a stranger. Inside it are his margin notes, which reveal a reader entranced by the story and by its mysterious author. She responds with notes of her own, leaving the book for the stranger, a...
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