Felicity is streaming on hulu help us make these videos. Visit our rare books department to view upcoming auctions and to browse our auction archives. A delightful, endlessly unfolding fiction that is meta beyond meta, a sort of da vinci code for smart people when lead author abrams isnt busy rebooting the star trek film series, hes cooking up puzzles, mysteries and legerdemain. Does anyone know of any books that have a similar storyfeel.
Theyre meant to be read cover to cover, and come available as these neat and pristine books for people to read and admire. Books and movies might be different artistic mediums, but some of the things that make movies so fun could be applied to books. The first scene of star trek is kirks fathers last hurrah, and super 8 opens with the death of the main characters mother. Im not sure if its your type of book but hey you never know. Give in to the unknown for a while and ponder the mystery. From the outside, it looks like an old library book, called ship of theseus and.
Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. On september 9, 20, it was announced that abrams would release a novel, s. Ship of theseus, the final novel by a prolific but enigmatic writer named v. Aug 20, 20 s a new book from jj abrams a literary puzzle. Fxc godel escher bach hermann hesse identity it all goes back to calais jean bernard desjardins jen heyward jennifer heyward jj abrams juan blas covarrubias khatef zelh lost magpie mckays magazine obsidian island osfour ostrero pfeifer psu quercus suber readers. The book is a simulacrum as wondrous as the one the protagonist of mr. I have long had a love affair with books that are more than books.
His graphic novels have the emotional wallop of a philip roth or thomas. The rise of skywalker, has discussed fans calling his the force awakens too similar to a new hope while fans around the world enjoyed seeing star wars. How much consideration do you give to dreaming up your own franchises, similar to star wars or star trek, where youve gone in and rebooted someone elses story. It is composed of the novel ship of theseus by a fictional author, and handwritten notes filling the books margins as a dialogue between two college students hoping to uncover the author s mysterious identity and the novel s secret plus loose. Abrams and doug dorst this book is more like two books. And ultimately it is a confrontation between two readers. Abrams and written by awardwinning novelist doug dorst, is the chronicle of two readers finding each other in the margins of a book and enmeshing themselves in a deadly struggle between forces they dont understand. It comes as a print copy of a novel, ship of theseus, by v. Jj abrams has slammed star wars fans who didnt like the last jedi, telling indiewire, if you are someone who feels threatened by women and needs to lash out against them, you can.
In this video, i will be unwrapping the brand new book by jj abrams and doug dorst. This post is intended as a short, spoilerfree introduction to new readers of s, a book authored by doug dorst and conceived by j. Elvis cole series is similar to the reacher series as well if you want more humor. Abrams got his first job in the film industry at age 16, when he scored the lowbudget sciencefiction film nightbeast 1982. Now i use the term book loosely because this really is more than just a book, but more of an interactive. Apr 08, 2020 abramss father was a producer of madefortelevision movies, and the younger abrams followed him into the entertainment industry at an early age by making short super8 movies as a boy. Ship of theseus by doug dorst and jj abrams, and was wondering how many more books out there have these unique designs that add a structural layer to the story. People like movies for a ton of reasons, but one is that its a communal experience. For all its mysteries and intrigues, this is a book about the value of books. On september 9, 20, it was announced that abrams would release. The star wars and star trek rebooter writes his first marvel comics book with the first issue of a new spiderman series. Nov 21, 2019 if hardcore star trek fans do not much like the current series of movies introduced by jj abrams a decade ago, we should wonder what they do want to see. Books, dorst and abrams seem to be saying, can be so much more than the words on a page.
The first scene after the credits in mission impossible iii, mentions the death of a major characters parents. They can be physical expressions of time, of the lives of their readers. S is more of an experience that comes in a box with many, many parts. Noah hawley must boldly go back to star treks origins film. I think my first experience with this sort of a possibility was with the choose your own adventure series, which allowed readers to jump around the book as you selected alternative. Abrams the recent star trek movies has collaborated with doug dorst on a hardback book, s. That youre trying to figure it all out right along with jen and eric. The chronicle of two readers finding each other, and their deadly struggle with forces beyond their understandingall within the margins of a book conceived by star wars. I am looking for any other book in the style of s which is a story within a story, it doesnt have to be in the same style with snippets and postcards in between pages but something that makes the book unique enough to buy a physical copy instead of an ebook. If you like mystery or something that isnt really to well seen in books the jack reacher series is a good one to look into. May, 20 abrams, cognizant of the fact that smith has only four fingers on one hand, carefully surveyed the mans digits. From the outside, it looks like an old library book, called ship of theseus.
The force awakens and a new hope similarities are so abundant. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. If you were a fan of lost, you should definitely check it out. Abrams in october that turned out to be a novel written with doug dorst. He does seem like a reserved but fun kind of guy though.
In the philosophy of stanley kubrick, some of our most respected philosophers investigate kubricks art to illuminate his view of reality. I am an avid collector of books with their design like house of leaves. Collecting books like house of leaves for their design and. I like little women better, i think it might have something to do with having sisters. Summit that bad robot productions had made a deal with valve to produce a film based on either the video game title portal or halflife. Every once in a while, i need a shakeup in my reading listsomething thats exciting and energizing, and simply unlike anything ive read.
Reading and rereading the ship of theseus for clues and inferences to what s happening in the real world. Jj abrams slams star wars fans who didnt like last jedi. Seasoned readers you probably already know everything here so if you want to go deeper, proceed directly to the intermediate guide to reading s. Joss whedon, wendy sterba compares the parallel careers in film and television of these creative mastermindspitting one against the other in a lighthearted competition. The hollywood writer, director and producer, and creator of the novel s. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. S by jj abrams and doug dorst book unwrapping youtube. Sep 18, 2019 the star wars and star trek rebooter writes his first marvel comics book with the first issue of a new spiderman series. Are you reading ship of theseus, then going back over the notes, or are you reading everything on the page before continuing. Penumbras 24hour bookstore inventsand if this book has a spiritual twin, its robin sloans lively 2012 tale. With this visual confirmation, the boy summoned the courage to. Abrams lost his mother to cancer in 2012, but he has shown the emotional impact of losing a parent in all of his films. Books that are more experiences than anything else really.
Like all things abrams, s is dripping with mysteries, conspiracies and questions. Ive already read books similar to the structure and mystery of s, but i also really liked the story of ship of theseus itself. During a chat at the tribeca film festival, director j. Books these days can be downloaded off ibooks just fine. Inside is what looks like an old library book, complete with shelf code and date stamps of its borrowing history. Their outputboth oddly similar and yet also wildly differentstand at the heart of twentyfirst century film and television. Abrams has 24 books on goodreads with 102180 ratings. It is also abrams and dorsts love letter to the written word. If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support. Oct 29, 20 it s how it all combines to actually make you feel like youre in on it. Ive watched some interviews and press conferences and he seems like a nice guy, but you cant really judge someone by what theyre like onscreen, good or bad.
Those was our picks for texts similar to danielewskis masterpiece. Abrams discussed why the force awakens was made to be so similar to a new hope at the tribeca film festival. Abrams turns his hand to the written word with his novel, s. Abrams and doug dorst, may be the bestlooking book ive ever seen. Abrams isnt just a book its a mystery artifact, full of weird clues and strange documents. Jj abrams megadeal could make him a media king film.
At times, it feels as if reading the book is like having the entirety of lost. Abramss father was a producer of madefortelevision movies, and the younger abrams followed him into the entertainment industry at an early age by making short super8 movies as a boy. For all its mysteries and intrigues, this is a book about the value of books, and what they can offer us that other storytelling mediums cannot. Anyone who loves digging through the dusty shelves at a flea market, mystery lovers, and excellent secret keepers. Strangelove, kubrick explores the world honestly, mirroring the vast complexity of the world of philosophy. It is also abrams and dorst s love letter to the written word. With lieutenant dorst alive in necropolis, 2008, etc. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Oct 27, 20 the hollywood writer, director and producer, and creator of the novel s. Jj abrams slams star wars fans who didnt like last.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading s. Abrams has considerably clout in hollywood his name is attached to lost, star wars, star trek, and more. Conceived by abrams and written by novelist doug dorst, s. The format of this book immediately struck me as similar to several books that ive experienced over the years. The novel is unusual in its format, presented as a story within a story. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. But as the old adage goes, you can never have too much of a good thing. It is composed of the novel ship of theseus by a fictional author, and handwritten notes filling the book s margins as a dialogue between two college students hoping to uncover the author s mysterious identity and the novel s secret plus loose. Abrams and written by awardwinning novelist doug dorst. 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. Ive alternated, but that gives me the worst of both worlds. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices.