S. by Doug Dorst - Hardcover

This book/experience is one of the neatest experiences i have ever had. The finished product, in it's physical form, is amazing. It looks like a really old library book, down to almost every detail, inside and out. This is so much more well done than I could have imagined. The feel of reading the book is exactly what I wanted it to be.The actual story of the book is a very literature based one. It isn't immediately clear, even after finishing, the clear digression of the tale. The book requires analysis, thought, and consideration. The story itself has light-scifi/fantasy elements to it, though it is not overt through the book, and only when considered literally. Otherwise, it is a drama action tale, or maybe a tale of exploration, or maybe a spy thriller, or maybe something else entirely.The "Margin story" has elements of all of these as well, and would be much more clear and straightforward if it weren't for the method by which it is communicated.I want to be clear to define that the way I read the story was thus: I read the entire printed story straight through, including the footnotes, and I also read the pencil notes. I then went back and read the pen notes one "set" of colors at a time all the way through. I feel, for me, this is the superior method. My reasoning has to do with the Ship of Theseus itself. By reading it in this method, you take the "ship", in this case the book, and experience it 5 separate times. Each time you go through it, you experience different parts of it, even though it is the same book. When you get to the end of it the final time, you really can consider if it is the same book that it was when you started. I enjoyed reading it this way very much, and I think if I had tried any other method I would not have gotten the same experience. I like things linear though.Pros: This was a neat experience. The finished product is beautiful and amazing. The story is captivating and lovely. The inserts are interesting.This was a memorable experience I will remember for a long time.Cons: The inserts get really annoying on subsequent reads, falling out at bad times. There is a lot of this experience that can be found online, and for some this may make the book itself feel incomplete. The pen markings in the book are not chronological, so you might here about something that is happening "In real life" but not find out why for many chapters and then find something that comes before that event later in the book.Production con: Some of the pen mark in my book is faded in places. I honestly don't know if this was on purpose or a defect: perhaps it was indicating that actual pens do run out of ink?Overall, this was a great purchase, an interesting book to read, and something I may come back to in the future to try reading it again.

Ship of Theseus é verdadeiramente impecável. Desde a capa até a qualidade do papel e impressão, cada detalhe foi cuidadosamente pensado. Espero gostar tanto desse mistério quanto gostei da edição, livros interativos são fascinantes! Altamente recomendo!

Steal deal. Stellar book

Zelf hou ik niet zo van het lezen van boeken maar deze lijkt zelfs mij zeer interessant

A fun book. Arrived in an excellent condition. Just buy it, you won’t regret it. Fun to read and it nerver gets boring,