![]() And to be honest, his oeuvre just hasn’t really been on my radar. I’ve never watched Lost, though I might some day. If you have, it’s probably due to the connection to J.J. If you haven’t heard of this novel, it’s not too surprising. The effect isn’t complete, but it’s damn close to being there. Although some wear and tear to the ephemera contained within Ship of Theseus would even better serve the effect, if you found a letter from this book just lying on a sidewalk somewhere, you would very easily perceive it as being a real letter written from one person to another. The range of the printing and quality of the “authentic” letters was limited and easily spotted. While the letters in Griffin and Sabine were a marvel for their time, if you found one just lying around somewhere, even back then, you would quickly be able to determine that it was from something like those books. While that series will certainly always hold a bright spot in my readerly memories, the modern interpretation of an interactive book like that, S./Ship of Theseus is much more sophisticated and technically advanced. Abrams (contained within is Ship of Theseus) without reminiscing about Griffin and Sabine. ![]() ![]() ![]() So for me, it’s impossible to experience a book like S. I owned all the books and regularly re-read them for the pleasure of the envelopes and letters contained within. More than twenty years ago, I loved the Griffin and Sabine series. ![]()
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