Straka (made to look like an old library book – including Dewey decimal sticker!), and a conversation between Jennifer and Eric, who start communicating through the notes in the margins and the objects they leave for each other in the book (postcards, newspaper articles, copies of telegrams, and so on). The work consists of two “levels” of narration: a novel by a fictional author, Ship of Theseus by V.M. Packaged in a slipcase, the book is a stunning bit of publishing with an overwhelming attention to detail. It is easily one of the most intriguing books to come out in the last couple of years and anyone who has ever flipped through a physical copy can immediately see why. Abrams of Lost and Star Trek/Wars fame and written by Doug Dorst (a three-time Jeopardy winner – a fact which is, rather hilariously, listed on the cover). S. was conceived by producer/director J.J. My mother carefully takes it out of my hands and turns the page, revealing more handwritten notes and a letter written on a legal pad with a coffee stain. The paper is artificially yellowed to make it look like it’s been sitting on a dusty library shelf for years, there are notes in different handwriting and ink colours scribbled all over the margins, and from between the sheets of paper a detailed map of a college campus drawn in sharpie on a coffee shop napkin falls out.
“Mum, I want to show you the novel I’m currently reading.”
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