How cool is this It s a story involving a book in which said book is the actual book, and the story about it is told through scribbled notes and ephemera found on within the pages. Is it gimmicky Absolutely But who doesn t love a heady dose of such things every once in a while. So I think I made a mistake I read this all in one shot and I don t think that s how I should have read it. J Abrams had a clever idea about reading a book and seeing a couple writing to each other in the margins of the book He turned to Doug Dorst to pen the story within a story.
M Straka Jen and Eric are trying to figure out who Straka is turns out he was a mysterious author with a mysterious past Ship of Theseus is about a man who c [ I really enjoy the concept of the book and JJ did a great job promoting the book with the trailers I was hooked immediately Even with that as the background, the book is a bit overwhelming when you try to tackle it There are all the clue pieces, the dialogue between Eric and Jen and then the story itself I was having a tough time trying to read the story and the banter while keeping it all together in my head I decided to pull out the clue pieces catalog the pages they are stuck between, it s im [ Video review entirely spoiler free youtube watch v NldbFFeatured in my Top 20 Books I Read in youtube watch v 4X6OQMore literary board game than novel, S is way over the top gimmicky, way complex, and waaaaay well written than I expected It s a thrilling experience and a wonderful narrative on the nature of escape and commitment, reading for pleasure VS reading for knowledge, the power and limitations of writing and reading.
If you re on the fence about reading this and I was you really s [ At the core it is the story of Eric, a disgraced former PhD candidate, and Jen, an undergrad with graduation looming, investigating and discussing the mystery about an elusive and mysterious author.
I found Eric and Jen delightful and enjoyed their company, eavesdropping on their conversations, written in the pages of this book and in some cases, through inserts in the book I was completely engrossed in this story. For those of you who do [ Idea Forse non cos originale, ma l idea di intrecciare la storia del romanzo con la storia dei lettori mi piace molto a quale lettore non piace leggere la storia di un lettore Realizzazione Lo sapete, il cartaceo spettacolare e, mi dicono, la versione per tablet funziona altrettanto bene e questo per un lettore feticista, compulsivo, avido un oggetto che soddisfa la parte fisica e meramente materialistica di noi Pagine a colori, fintamente invecchiate, ricoperte di annotazioni e disegni, stipate [ S is an act of love Love towards reading, and towards the book as a physical object The concept is wonderful Many other books pretended to be some mysterious manuscripts by fictional authors, or translations of obscure novels, and this was actually a technique in fashion a few centuries ago i.
Shipping prices may be approximate. Please verify cost before checkout. About the book: The chronicle of two readers finding each other, and their deadly struggle with forces beyond their understanding--all within the margins of a book conceived by Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.
Abrams and written by award-winning novelist Doug Dorst. The book: Ship of Theseus, the final novel by a prolific but enigmatic writer named V. 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 rumors 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.
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What if you could replace every neuron in your brain with an exact duplicate, but instead of a nerve cell made of flesh, it was made of silicon? Every dendrite, every synapse would be replaced with an identically functioning quantum computer. Would "you" still be "YOU"? If not, at what point do you stop being a person and simply a computer that emulates a person?
What if you were a spiritual person while your brain was flesh and blood? Would you still be spiritual after you were turned into a collection of computers? Would you still consider yourself to have a soul? Ralph Chalmers is killed in an automobile accident and has his brain transcribed to a computer. Ralph faces a number of difficulties from his family and from a society that has not quite caught up with the technological revolution that can eliminate death Shiny Red Nothing is proud to present Ship Of Theseus, a genre-bending novel that pits a troubled young writer named Wayne Bird against his own demons before rocketing him years into the future to meet Skyrat, the superhero he created when he was a little boy.
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