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A review by the_sunken_library
S. by Doug Dorst, J.J. Abrams
5.0
For all the political mayhem, conspiracy theories, hidden messages and codes and riddles, turns out this ingenious book is just a straight forward love story in the end. And you know what? I don't mind one damn bit. I loved it.
This is a story within a story within a story etc:
1) The book itself
2) The book is autobiographical (VM Straka)
3) The secret conversation with the translator and the author (Straka and FXC)
4) The convesation the owner of the book has on its pages (Eric)
5) The first converation Eric has with Jen
6) And then the next
7) And then the next
8) And the final conversation
Absolutely brilliant. Wonderfully executed, and simple in its message. What is important is not always what you do but the relationships that form along the path leading to your choices. More often than not, those relationships are more important.
Are there unanswered questions? Yes! But who cares. It was never about the mystery but about the chance Eric and Jen had to learn from the mistakes of others. Pursuing a quest together rather than seperately and knowing that the experience of being together is more important than actually finding an answer to their questions.
This is a story within a story within a story etc:
1) The book itself
2) The book is autobiographical (VM Straka)
3) The secret conversation with the translator and the author (Straka and FXC)
4) The convesation the owner of the book has on its pages (Eric)
5) The first converation Eric has with Jen
6) And then the next
7) And then the next
8) And the final conversation
Absolutely brilliant. Wonderfully executed, and simple in its message. What is important is not always what you do but the relationships that form along the path leading to your choices. More often than not, those relationships are more important.
Are there unanswered questions? Yes! But who cares. It was never about the mystery but about the chance Eric and Jen had to learn from the mistakes of others. Pursuing a quest together rather than seperately and knowing that the experience of being together is more important than actually finding an answer to their questions.