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Summary
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， and so begins an unlikely conversation that plunges them both into the unknown。
THE BOOK: Ship of Theseus， the final novel by a prolific but enigmatic writer named V。 M。 Straka， in which a man with no past is shanghaied onto a strange ship with a monstrous crew and launched onto a disorienting and perilous journey。
THE WRITER: Straka， the incendiary and secretive subject of one of the world’s greatest mysteries， a revolutionary about whom the world knows nothing apart from the words he wrote and the rumours that swirl around him。
THE READERS: Jennifer and Eric， a college senior and a disgraced grad student， both facing crucial decisions about who they are， who they might become， and how much they’re willing to trust another person with their passions， hurts， and fears。
S。 ， conceived by filmmaker J。 J。 Abrams and written by award-winning novelist Doug Dorst， is the chronicle of two readers finding each other in the margins of a book and enmeshing themselves in a deadly struggle between forces they don’t understand。 It is also Abrams and Dorst’s love letter to the written word。
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， and so begins an unlikely conversation that plunges them both into the unknown。
THE BOOK: Ship of Theseus， the final novel by a prolific but enigmatic writer named V。 M。 Straka， in which a man with no past is shanghaied onto a strange ship with a monstrous crew and launched onto a disorienting and perilous journey。
THE WRITER: Straka， the incendiary and secretive subject of one of the world’s greatest mysteries， a revolutionary about whom the world knows nothing apart from the words he wrote and the rumours that swirl around him。
THE READERS: Jennifer and Eric， a college senior and a disgraced grad student， both facing crucial decisions about who they are， who they might become， and how much they’re willing to trust another person with their passions， hurts， and fears。
S。 ， conceived by filmmaker J。 J。 Abrams and written by award-winning novelist Doug Dorst， is the chronicle of two readers finding each other in the margins of a book and enmeshing themselves in a deadly struggle between forces they don’t understand。 It is also Abrams and Dorst’s love letter to the written word。
Reviews
Lucia
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Affascinante， mi è piaciuto DAVVERO leggerlo， ma onestamente credo di essermi persa un sacco di dettagli della trama per strada e questo mi ha lasciato parecchio amaro in bocca。 Ho letto che esistono forum di persone che cercano di decifrarlo ma non ho alcuna voglia neppure di cercarli。 È un interessante prodotto editoriale ma， almeno per quanto mi riguarda， non si vale più tempo e attenzioni di quelle necessarie per leggerlo una volta。
emma
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this book is so encapsulating and amazing。 one of my favorite books i've read this year hands down。 this book is so encapsulating and amazing。 one of my favorite books i've read this year hands down。 。。。more
Jessica
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4/29/21This has been sitting on my bedside table for， according to this， three years。 There was a bookmark in it， but I have no idea what was happening， so I'm restarting it。 Maybe I'll finally get this beast out of my Currently Reading list。 4/29/21This has been sitting on my bedside table for， according to this， three years。 There was a bookmark in it， but I have no idea what was happening， so I'm restarting it。 Maybe I'll finally get this beast out of my Currently Reading list。 。。。more
Allie Luo
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This is one of the most unique reads I have read。 The formatting and effort placed into creating this raised my rating from a 4/4。5 to a solid 5。 This book has so many layers:1。 The Story of S: Ship of Theseus itself2。 The story of the author Straka and his translator3。 The story of two readers， Eric and Jen， and their conversations written within the margins of the book。 A quick guide to the chronology of these messages:A。 Pencil markings by EricB。 Blue （Jen） and black （Eric）C。 Orange （Jen） and This is one of the most unique reads I have read。 The formatting and effort placed into creating this raised my rating from a 4/4。5 to a solid 5。 This book has so many layers:1。 The Story of S: Ship of Theseus itself2。 The story of the author Straka and his translator3。 The story of two readers， Eric and Jen， and their conversations written within the margins of the book。 A quick guide to the chronology of these messages:A。 Pencil markings by EricB。 Blue （Jen） and black （Eric）C。 Orange （Jen） and green （Eric）D。 Purple （Jen） and red （Eric）E。 Black （Jen） and black （Eric）4。 Inserts placed within the pages， anything from postcards to letters to photos to newspaper clippings。 There are multiple web pages that keep track of where insert is placed， if something was to fall out！I went into this story only knowing the above info， and I think that is the best way for a first time read。 This is a story that just needs to be absorbed。 You have to go into it understanding that you will not get everything on a first read， though I felt like I was able to get the overall picture， even though I’m certain there was plenty that I missed。 For those that are interested in delving further there are several websites that have studied the material and gave their own thoughts and analysis。 。。。more
Luis Penha
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J。 J。 Abrams mais uma vez demonstrando， agora em formato de livro， que prefere dar ênfase na forma como a história é contada， do que na história em si。Se for julgar apenas pela história， valeria 3 estrelas。 Mas pelos anexos e seus detalhes， que enriquecem muito a experiência da leitura， merece uma estrela a mais。PS。: Não leia esse livro no kindle。
Vidgie
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 J。J。Abrams， amico， ma che problemi hai？Ma ce la fai a finire UNA cosa in modo decente？Ma non te l'hanno insegnato che prima devi fare una scaletta， ordinare le idee， assicurarti che tutto abbia senso E POI， CASOMAI， cominci a scrivere？！E poi scusa， un'idea così intrigante， un libro così esteticamente accattivante， quasi rivoluzionario nel suo formato。。。e me lo rovini con una banalissima （e 'vomitatevole'） storiella d'amore tra due trentenni-adolescenti？ Dai JJ， perché？！Tante domande senza rispos J。J。Abrams， amico， ma che problemi hai？Ma ce la fai a finire UNA cosa in modo decente？Ma non te l'hanno insegnato che prima devi fare una scaletta， ordinare le idee， assicurarti che tutto abbia senso E POI， CASOMAI， cominci a scrivere？！E poi scusa， un'idea così intrigante， un libro così esteticamente accattivante， quasi rivoluzionario nel suo formato。。。e me lo rovini con una banalissima （e 'vomitatevole'） storiella d'amore tra due trentenni-adolescenti？ Dai JJ， perché？！Tante domande senza risposta， tanti codici lasciati irrisolti， misteri mai chiariti。。。Dillo che non sapevi come finire il libro， JJ。 Ammettilo， non ce stavi a capí niente manco te e hai detto "bella regá， buttamola in caciara con 'na frase filosofica tipo 'alcuni segreti devono rimanere segreti' e se ne annamo tutti a casa contenti， daje"。 。。。more
Alyssa Steele
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I have no words for my thoughts
Fradalla
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Esperienza che manca di qualcosaLo spunto è interessante ma。fine a se stesso。
Stephanie
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At first it was hard to pay attention to the story and the marginalia at the same time， but once I got into it， both were really captivating！ Eerie， suspenseful and sweet all at once。 I plan on giving it another pass to see if I can pick up on more clues。
Kirsty Cabot
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Well that was some crazy intense trip。 A very different reading experience， and one where there’s so much more to discover after you’ve finished。 I really enjoyed the unique journey you go on with this book - MUST be read as a physical book， there’s just no other way。 Time well spent。
John Sweetman
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2 stars。Incredibly tedious and poorly written。 But why 5 stars？ To boost the ratings。 Because it's worth reading。 Because I mainly went into this book looking for inventiveness and that's what I got。 I got more than what I wanted; this book has been influential to how I've thought about my own writing which is the reason I got it。 But as an actual book it's just overly repetitive。 I have no incentive to care for Straka。 The book should be about half the length at the minimum though preferably a 2 stars。Incredibly tedious and poorly written。 But why 5 stars？ To boost the ratings。 Because it's worth reading。 Because I mainly went into this book looking for inventiveness and that's what I got。 I got more than what I wanted; this book has been influential to how I've thought about my own writing which is the reason I got it。 But as an actual book it's just overly repetitive。 I have no incentive to care for Straka。 The book should be about half the length at the minimum though preferably a quarter of its size。 I got 60 pages in and completely disassociated from myself。 Sped-read the book to the end。All I kept thinking was that more could be done。 The techniques within this novel must be adapted。 。。。more
Annie Youngblood
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So fun， atypical format。 Reading a conversation handwritten in the margins of a novel。
JT Houk
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This was a really fun idea that I just enjoyed reading。 I've never read anything like this where the margins tell a story outside the novel and I hope I get to read another book like this again。 Be prepared to keep notes。 This was a really fun idea that I just enjoyed reading。 I've never read anything like this where the margins tell a story outside the novel and I hope I get to read another book like this again。 Be prepared to keep notes。 。。。more
poesielos
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S。 ist mehr Projekt als Buch， und es gibt verschiedene Lesemöglichkeiten， beispielsweise: - nur den Text von SoT lesen- nur die Kommentare lesen- die Kommentare gleichzeitig zum Text lesen- die Kommentare in chronologischer Reihenfolge lesenJen und Eric bearbeiten SoT wie einen Klassiker， den sie für ihre Studien entsprechend akademisch bearbeiten， gleichzeitig verarbeiten sie Ereignisse in der "realen Welt" und bauen eine Beziehung über ihre Bemerkungen auf。 Immer wieder spiegeln sich Szenen un S。 ist mehr Projekt als Buch， und es gibt verschiedene Lesemöglichkeiten， beispielsweise: - nur den Text von SoT lesen- nur die Kommentare lesen- die Kommentare gleichzeitig zum Text lesen- die Kommentare in chronologischer Reihenfolge lesenJen und Eric bearbeiten SoT wie einen Klassiker， den sie für ihre Studien entsprechend akademisch bearbeiten， gleichzeitig verarbeiten sie Ereignisse in der "realen Welt" und bauen eine Beziehung über ihre Bemerkungen auf。 Immer wieder spiegeln sich Szenen und Ereignisse in SoT und den Kommentaren， was unterstreicht wie k ü n s t l i c h dieses Buch eigentlich ist。Es gab einige Textstellen und Überlegungen in SoT， die ich gut fand， aber insgesamt war das Buch furchtbar langweilig？ Ich mochte tatsächlich die Handlung von Eric und Jen lieber， aber natürlich sind hier viele Leerstellen， die man selber ausfüllen oder sich erschließen muss。。。 und keine der beiden Ebenen hat ein befriedigendes Ende， was die Mühe， die die Lektüre durch ihr Format her macht， wirklich rechtfertigt？ Hätte ich kein Notizbuch dazu gestaltet und die Lektüre selbst als ein Projekt wahrgenommen， wäre die Bewertung deutlich schlechter - so rettet S。 die Begeisterung， die ich durch die intensive Beschäftigung damit hatte。 Das Buch ist cool gestaltet， und die verschiedenen Gegenstände im Buch sind nett， aber es gibt ein Buch， welches ähnliches probiert und viel besser （sogar ohne inserts！） geschaffen hat: House of Leaves von Mark Z。 Danielewski。 。。。more
Ilaria
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Sinceramente non ho capito niente ma alla fine carino dai
Kat
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After 4 passes I think I'm as done as I'll ever be。 There are still unsolved parts to this mysterious book but I feel ok with that。 After 4 passes I think I'm as done as I'll ever be。 There are still unsolved parts to this mysterious book but I feel ok with that。 。。。more
Marina
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This books has at least three plots that intersecate one with each other。 The central story， "Ship of Theseus"， is interesting and mysterious。 However， what's most interesting to me is the way the reader needs to interact with the book by connecting the dots， understanding what the characters in the margin are up to and realise how much the inserts are relevant。 Besides， their investigating on the "author's" history it's the cherry on the top， it gives the reader a third level of narration。 I lo This books has at least three plots that intersecate one with each other。 The central story， "Ship of Theseus"， is interesting and mysterious。 However， what's most interesting to me is the way the reader needs to interact with the book by connecting the dots， understanding what the characters in the margin are up to and realise how much the inserts are relevant。 Besides， their investigating on the "author's" history it's the cherry on the top， it gives the reader a third level of narration。 I loved the different levels of the story given by the different pen colors at the margins。 The inserts are so detailed it's a pleasure to play with S。 for a few hours per day。 It's a book one needs to have in their hands， I wouldn't ever recommend an e-book version for this one。It's a trip between the book pages and many people's lives。 。。。more
Sara Tae
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Muito louco。 No começo é difícil entender como passar por essa experiência， porque não é uma simples leitura。 Recomendo ler o suposto livro primeiro， depois ler as margens。 O livro em si， prende bastante a atenção até o final。
Melanie
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Yes， I read the book "Ship of Theseus" with the footnotes then read the margins and the inserts。 I still feel like there is about 50% of the story that I'm not getting。 I go next to the internet to have them tell me what I missed。 I'm sure it's a lot。 I give it TONS of points just for being so creative and for having me feel like I MUST finish even if when I did I felt very underwhelmed （mostly， i'm sure， because I don't have the whole story） I'm not smart enough for this book。 Yes， I read the book "Ship of Theseus" with the footnotes then read the margins and the inserts。 I still feel like there is about 50% of the story that I'm not getting。 I go next to the internet to have them tell me what I missed。 I'm sure it's a lot。 I give it TONS of points just for being so creative and for having me feel like I MUST finish even if when I did I felt very underwhelmed （mostly， i'm sure， because I don't have the whole story） I'm not smart enough for this book。 。。。more
Arin
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This was the most unique book I’ve read。 It was a fun experience but so many of the codes went over my head and the ending was very anticlimactic。 Definitely worth the read if you like unusual format books！
Genevieve
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Finallllly read ‘Ship of Theseus’。。 now onto the actual investigation。 （The ending was。。 odd）。
joschki m
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3。5that was so fun， will have to reread （with my own annotations） to understand all of the the details though
Indi Martin
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This book was an easy sell for me - I'm a sucker for authors who push the limitations of the novel format， even if they are ultimately less successful in their execution。 This doesn't fall short in my opinion - it delivers a masterfully woven-together reading experience that twines several disparate timelines and characters into a surprisingly immersive story。 The margin writing adds several layers and don't be afraid to read it all at once - the various colors of ink occur at different times bu This book was an easy sell for me - I'm a sucker for authors who push the limitations of the novel format， even if they are ultimately less successful in their execution。 This doesn't fall short in my opinion - it delivers a masterfully woven-together reading experience that twines several disparate timelines and characters into a surprisingly immersive story。 The margin writing adds several layers and don't be afraid to read it all at once - the various colors of ink occur at different times but instead of spoiling future events， they provide masterful little flashes of foreshadowing。 Because there are several stories being told， there are several opportunities to crashland the ending， but the book rolls into a satisfying enough end for all timelines。 A surprising mystery novel that you get to unravel beside the meta-level characters， with enough fiddly bits to appeal to the explorer inside us all。 Highly recommended if just for the experience。 Also if you're a fast reader and often lament getting through a great book in too little time to savor it， this is a great pickup - the denseness of the pages calls to mind a puzzle bowl for dogs that wolf down their food。 It will definitely take you a little longer than you expect to get through this， but it's a worthwhile journey。 。。。more
The Word Whisperer
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S， the Tenet & Inception of the book worldDoes being a great movie & tv director make you a good story writer？ That is the question answered in the novel， S， by J。J。 Abrams and Doug Dorst。SYNOPSISThe book is based around the mysterious writer， V，M Straka， who is the writer of the book， Ship of Theseus。 Straka， who the world knows little of， except his works， mysteriously vanishes with no clue to who he truly was or were he vanished to。 This， his final book， describes the story of a man with no m S， the Tenet & Inception of the book worldDoes being a great movie & tv director make you a good story writer？ That is the question answered in the novel， S， by J。J。 Abrams and Doug Dorst。SYNOPSISThe book is based around the mysterious writer， V，M Straka， who is the writer of the book， Ship of Theseus。 Straka， who the world knows little of， except his works， mysteriously vanishes with no clue to who he truly was or were he vanished to。 This， his final book， describes the story of a man with no memory who is forced to join a monstrous crew on a strange ship， that leads him on an even stranger journey。In a first edition of this book， The Ship of Theseus， which found in a library on a college campus， a young woman， Jennifer， picks up the book to find the musings of a stranger that are found in the margins of the book。 She in turn writes a message to this stranger in the margin and places the book back on the shelf she found it。 （writing in a first edition book is sacrilege or any other book。。。） The author of these notes， Eric， finds the message， writes one in return and places the book back。 Over the course of many evenings Jennifer and Eric reply to each others messages。 （Can you see the reference to Inception and Tenet yet？） Eric is desperate to find what happened to the mysterious Straka。 As the two of them develop a strong relationship in this manner， it becomes apparent a 'secret organisation' is desperate to keep secret the dark secrets of this enigma。REVIEWS， was described as Abrams & Dorst's love letter to the written word。 It certainly shows a depth of detail to both of these stories all wrapped up lovingly in this one book。 Through out the book are extra details to the story of Eric and Jennifer。 You find postcards sent from Eric to Jennifer while he leaves to find out more about Straka， letters to Eric from Jennifer describing her own difficult past。 What I love most is the coffee shop napkin that has a detailed map drawn out on it。 Abram & Dorst went to the trouble of inventing a coffee shop and making these napkins to make their story so realistic。 You feel that you have stumbled onto this book and you either want to find out what really happened to Straka， Jennifer and Eric and continue the story by adding your own notes， or like you're eavesdropping on someone's private conversation。The brilliance of the concept of this book can be lost because of the overlapping stories。 Do you read the 'Ship of Theseus' story all the way through， then read Eric's original musings followed by the messages between Eric & Jennifer？ If you decide to read the original story then go back through all the marginal notes， you find yourself inexplicably drawn to them， or a letter， napkin， newspaper cut out falls out of the page and the compulsion to read them is overwhelming， When I read through this book I'd seen other reviews that suggested trying to read the stories separately would explain the different stories， I lasted no more than the first few pages before starting to read the emerging story from the margins。 To me this very much felt like I was reading the script of Tenet or Inception， the story within a story within a story。 It either leaves you extremely baffled as to what you have just read or wishing that every book went to such detail to entice you deeper into every page。 If a book could be presented like the latest blockbuster in 4D then this is the literature equivalent， VERDICT - 4****/5Purely for the enjoyment this book gave me trying to decipher the story of the mystery man in the 'Ship of Theseus'， to trying to work out who the mysterious group are trying to stop Eric & Jennifer discovering the secrets of Straka， to the extraordinary lengths of detail this book deserves it's 4 stars。As to the question， does being an excellent movie and tv director make you a good novelist？ The jury is still out。 。。。more
Mohammed Arabey
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رحلة عجيبة ، رواية بعنوان "سفينة ثيسيوس" عن شخص غامض فاقد الذاكرة يبحث عن هويتهوالعجيب أن مؤلف الرواية نفسه غامض واختفي في ظروف غامضةلذا في هوامش هذا الكتاب نتابع رحلة إيريك وجين في البحث عن هوية هذا المؤلف رغم المخاطر التي تعرضهماالفكرة ممتازة。。。الرواية نفسها جيدة。。。ولكن القصة الجانبية تم تقديمها بشكل مبهم بعض الشيء ولم استصيغه كثيرا خاصا بسبب صعوبة قراءة خط اليد في بعض الاجزاءولكنها تظل تجربة مختلفة حقا وتم أخراجها بشكل فوق الممتاز。。。ولكن بالتأكيد قضائي لاكثر من ٢٥ يوما علي متن سفينة ثيسيوس اص رحلة عجيبة ، رواية بعنوان "سفينة ثيسيوس" عن شخص غامض فاقد الذاكرة يبحث عن هويتهوالعجيب أن مؤلف الرواية نفسه غامض واختفي في ظروف غامضةلذا في هوامش هذا الكتاب نتابع رحلة إيريك وجين في البحث عن هوية هذا المؤلف رغم المخاطر التي تعرضهماالفكرة ممتازة。。。الرواية نفسها جيدة。。。ولكن القصة الجانبية تم تقديمها بشكل مبهم بعض الشيء ولم استصيغه كثيرا خاصا بسبب صعوبة قراءة خط اليد في بعض الاجزاءولكنها تظل تجربة مختلفة حقا وتم أخراجها بشكل فوق الممتاز。。。ولكن بالتأكيد قضائي لاكثر من ٢٥ يوما علي متن سفينة ثيسيوس اصابني ببعض الملل للاسف 。。。more
Luciana
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Libro particolarissimo， è una doppia avventura leggere la storia nella storia。 Consigliato。
Sara
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Libro particolarissimo e veramente coinvolgente a tal punto che ha sbloccato il mio blocco del lettore
Maggie
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Ein extrem interessant gestaltetes Buchprojekt， dass es so bisher noch nie gegeben hat。 Auch das Lesen der Hauptgeschichte war interessant， wenn auch nicht allzu packend oder speziell， obwohl mich das Thema der Identität im Grunde fasziniert。 Nach zweitem Mal Lesen für den zweiten Notizenteil wurde es mir langsam zu langweilig， obgleich Eric und Jen eine interessante Beziehung über dieses Buch zu führen scheinen - aber all diese Schriftfarben und Kartenaccessoires！ Es war mir insgesamt einfach a Ein extrem interessant gestaltetes Buchprojekt， dass es so bisher noch nie gegeben hat。 Auch das Lesen der Hauptgeschichte war interessant， wenn auch nicht allzu packend oder speziell， obwohl mich das Thema der Identität im Grunde fasziniert。 Nach zweitem Mal Lesen für den zweiten Notizenteil wurde es mir langsam zu langweilig， obgleich Eric und Jen eine interessante Beziehung über dieses Buch zu führen scheinen - aber all diese Schriftfarben und Kartenaccessoires！ Es war mir insgesamt einfach alles etwas zu kompliziert und verschachtelt。 Alles in allem nehme ich die "Schuld" an der nicht ganz ausgezeichneten Bewertung aber durchaus auf mich， denn ich glaube， ich habe das Buch zu überstürzt， zu wenig detailliert gelesen， mir während des Lesens zu wenig Zeit zur Reflektion genommen etc， was für dieses Riesenprojekt extrem wichtig wäre。 Naja， es war doch eine Erfahrung wert， und ich weiss jetzt， dass ich eher eine Romanleserin bin （auch gerne mal zum abschalten， gepackt werden， vor dem Einschlafen）， als dass ich mich wochenlang mit dem selben Buchprojekt befasse。 。。。more
Dan
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It has taken me 14 months of perseverance to finish this book， 14 on and off months of slog ！！ As another reviewer has so brilliantly put it "it feels like homework" and it does， the constant cross referencing and checking of footnotes to follow the story in the margins has a confusing tedious feel to it， exactly like homework you don't fully understand but you're forcing your way through it because its the night before the deadline。 Perhaps I was wrong to not put in the effort required of skipp It has taken me 14 months of perseverance to finish this book， 14 on and off months of slog ！！ As another reviewer has so brilliantly put it "it feels like homework" and it does， the constant cross referencing and checking of footnotes to follow the story in the margins has a confusing tedious feel to it， exactly like homework you don't fully understand but you're forcing your way through it because its the night before the deadline。 Perhaps I was wrong to not put in the effort required of skipping backwards and forwards through the pages to read the margin notes in the correct colour coded order， but I wanted a book to unwind with after a days work， not create plenty more for me。 It's a fabulous looking book and premise， and if you put in the required effort it may reap the rewards， but unfortunately for me it failed to inspire the required level of commitment that it obviously needs。。。。。。。 。。。more
Federsturm
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Ehrlich gesagt - kein Plan worum es in Ship of Theseus （also das von Straka geschriebene über S。） geht。 Aber die Geschichte mithilfe der Notizen von Jen und Eric zu erleben - eine unglaublich tolle Leseerfahrung。 Einfach absolut zu empfehlen， für alle die mal etwas anderes lesen wollen。
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=S.
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=S.&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,S.&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0