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by Doug Dorst, J.J. Abrams
I got this book for 3 reasons: (1) JJ Abraham's Lost (2) JJ Abraham's TED talk on the mystery box and (3) the book as an object. But I flopped. I struggled to finish.
This meta book has no instructions manual and you could either read the Ship of Theseus all at once, continue with the marginalia or do both at the same time. I did the latter and I REALLY had issues following the story.
I felt the marginalia characters were building up and up, but at the end their story felt weak and not that relevant. The Ship of Theseus as a standalone book was ok, at some point it all felt like a dream or an altered state of mind for the main character - however, I kind of enjoyed SOT.
Now the book as an object was delicious: it smells old (even though I got it brand new), the hand written notes are beautifully done and all the +20 objects to accompany the lecture were so refreshing and unique. The job of creating an immersive experience was great.
In summary, I think the book was an amazing exercise to create something unique (I still wonder what the workflow for a regular day would've looked like to for [a:Doug Dorst|1086430|Doug Dorst|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]) but it felt tremendously complex, ambitious and by the end, the joy of reading was not there for me.
This meta book has no instructions manual and you could either read the Ship of Theseus all at once, continue with the marginalia or do both at the same time. I did the latter and I REALLY had issues following the story.
I felt the marginalia characters were building up and up, but at the end their story felt weak and not that relevant. The Ship of Theseus as a standalone book was ok, at some point it all felt like a dream or an altered state of mind for the main character - however, I kind of enjoyed SOT.
Now the book as an object was delicious: it smells old (even though I got it brand new), the hand written notes are beautifully done and all the +20 objects to accompany the lecture were so refreshing and unique. The job of creating an immersive experience was great.
In summary, I think the book was an amazing exercise to create something unique (I still wonder what the workflow for a regular day would've looked like to for [a:Doug Dorst|1086430|Doug Dorst|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]) but it felt tremendously complex, ambitious and by the end, the joy of reading was not there for me.