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Ship of Theseus by J.J. Abrams

15 reviews

krystalg's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Classism, Genocide, War, Colonisation, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Terminal illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood

mmage's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Stalking, Suicide, and Grief

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Body horror

wilms_rudi's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.25

-a lot of (similar) names, confusing at times 
-The main book was kinda boring 
-Liked Eric and Jen 
-Liked the philosophical parts 
-Liked the shifts in perspective, didn't like S.'s perspective
-Very interesting concept!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Death, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Gun violence

make_believer's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I had a great time reading this book. It is effectively three stories in one. The first- The actual physical novel in your hands. The second- The love story between Jennifer and Eric that unfolds in the margins of the pages. The third- the mystery surrounding the author of the fictional novel, Ship of Theseus, which Jennifer and Eric are researching together. 

This really is an incredible project. Every aspect of it is thrilling and exciting, and it feels like you are reading two real people uncovering an actual mystery. 

I love Jennifer and Eric. They’re both very flawed humans who find themselves through each other, and this books does an incredible job of making the reader care for them, even though the concept is very strange. Their story is told out of order; you read their thoughts spread out randomly (and sometimes purposely) throughout the book. Their timeline can be tracked somewhat through each character’s use of different pens, but there is still some guesswork as to where we are in their story at any given point in time.

This book is an incredible thriller. It’s legitimately hard to put down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, and Violence

ojreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

If you can give yourself time to get through it, it is quite a journey. My recommendation is to read it at least twice once for the original story and again for the additional characters-their notes and ad ins. The relationship that develops is striking and engaging! Would read again! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Stalking