Welcome to Litsy!

First I‘m not sure how to describe this book. It‘s a story within a story within a story. Got it? Yeah neither did I until I started to read it. I have to say all the storylines held my attention but it was difficult to read at times. Read the notes on the book page. Or read the page and then the notes. Yeah I switched back and forth. J.J. Abrams wrote it…so…it‘s going to be different. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #springread #impulsebuy

I am ecstatic to finally own this beauty, a Christmas present from my husband & daughter. Someone on here recommended it to me (sorry, can't remember who but if it's you thanks for that!) and I've coveted it ever since. Can't wait to get stuck in but it's the bookworm's eternal dilemma - put it on the TBR pile or read straight away?

Going to try and give this one another go! Love the concept! I‘m also trying to start a discord book club if anyone is interested in checking it out the link is https://discord.gg/neCDqqwqj5 would love to have you!

This was a pick for me, but only because of the format, NOT the content/story. Truthfully, I found the central story in this book within a book pretty boring, and the secondary story somewhat (but not a lot) better. But I really enjoyed the experience of it (including the ephemera incorporated throughout). If you like unique formatting in your book, this is worth checking out!

I thought I'd try giving this a go again, but I'm not sure I'll be able to read it. Finding tracking the conversation in the margins hard - I can't get into a flow with either story. Maybe I should try reading the book story first, then the notes?
Anyway, regardless, it's a thing of beauty. All the inserts, like postcards, a map on a napkin. Gorgeous.

Beautiful 😍😍😍

Since we're starting the tagged book tomorrow, I have to ask what's your favorite Abrams' work? For me, it's undoubtedly Fringe. As much as I enjoyed X-files back in the day, Fringe is everything I wanted from X-files. The dynamic between the characters is great & it's even formally innovative (an animated episode & a musical episode). This was a show that ended on a high note IMO, rather than dragging on. @Cinfhen

A very wise friend said it‘s never too early to start celebrating your birthday, so I‘ve opened my gifts! SO AMAZING @BarbaraBB THANK YOU XXX Tagged book is SO COOL!!!! It‘s going to get a separate post!!! And I‘m SUPER excited to try my FIRST Ali Smith and another Russo🙌🏻 Thanks for these fabulous gifts 🎉🎉🎉VERY EXCITED ♥️

Next up. For those in the know...do I read all the notes along with the chapter or after each chapter?
Looking forward to this. I still don't know why the cover and true title are different 😆
Reading with @NataliePatalie

1. The Lost City of Z.
2. The above for movie/bookclub and then "S.".
3. Michael Tolliver Lives

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain @Nataliepatalie

@TheAromaofBooks I took this quote from the _review_ on your blog (https://bit.ly/2T6tCOi) because I find it so apt. I can perfectly see those two:

“In some ways, I guess Eric and Jen come across as authentic stupid college students who need a decade or so of real life to realize that maybe their parents weren‘t as dumb as they always thought.”

Thank you for your review. 🙇🏽‍♀️

I kind of aaaalways wanted to read this book and the review @TheAromaofBooks wrote on her blog (https://bit.ly/3kseIhv, screenshot also from there. ☺️) is the _first_ I ever read. Everybody keeps telling me the book is too complicated to summarise. – Well, maybe. But one _could_ offer some basics. Sarah did way more than that. And now that I‘ve engulfed her review, I need some time to think over if I really still wanna read this book. 🤷🏽‍♀️

I never actually got around to reviewing this book when I read it back in September, but I finally wrote a lot of thoughts about it over on my blog - https://thearomaofbooks.wordpress.com/2020/10/19/s-by-j-j-abrams-doug-dorst On the whole, I did enjoy it, and the level of detail & immersiveness (new word haha) is spectacular. But the story itself felt a little flat - both the text story & the margin story - partially because Eric & Jen's ⬇

☕️ Indeed, though I am trying to make tea more of a go-to for me...
☕️ I‘ve tagged a book I want to read with coffee ... because I think I‘m going to need the extra focus!
☕️ @Mommamanzi @SamHeartCoffee @MaleficentBookDragon to name a few... and of course @Chrissyreadit and @CoffeeNBooks who tagged me (thanks! 😘)

I've finished the base story, but not the footnotes, handwritten notes, and inserts (which I've started). I'll possibly review when I finish the bonuses. More importantly, I think I'd like to reread sometime when I have better concentration (not after >6 months in isolation and during multiple pivotal crises beyond the pandemic).

#BookReport - Really slow reading week - so many other things going on between bookshelf building, other home projects, and work (only 2 days this week, but they were long ones!!). Plus, I'll admit, we've been playing Red Dead Redemption 2 in the evenings a lot. We've completed the main story twice; now I'm doing things like riding around & collecting all the dinosaur bones whilst harvesting wild herbs. I may need a hobby! 😂

Tagged book is ⬇

#WeeklyForecast - Last night I randomly picked up the tagged book, pictured here as Ship of Theseus, as this book is a book within a book within a book... and now I'm completely hooked even though this one wasn't remotely on my radar OR (more importantly) my #BookSpinBingo board! 😂 Ah well, what can I say?? Anyway, I'm reading that one & Time Out for Happiness currently. Hoping to get one of my #LMPBC books read this week along with a few other⬇

Latest haul from Book Outlet came today!! That website is DANGEROUS! 😂 I was especially excited to get the tagged book better than half off. Someone on Litsy read it and I was completely enamoured with the story-within-a-story concept that is so involved that it has various postcards and clippings throughout the book, and its own slip cover to keep it all together!

Having a fun time rereading this book! Need to do some research on cyphers to keep up!

#s #reread #shipoftheseus #mystery #jjabrams #scones #sundaymorning

I borrowed this from my friend today. I guess now is the perfect time to take a deep dive into this crazy book with all the margin notes and extras!

Anyone read this? What did you think?

Book mail! Sqeee!!! So excited for this one! And here‘s to hoping that it‘s not as difficult as “House of leaves”

Wow this book. It contains a story within the story: on the margins of the book are the handwritten notes & messages of two students who are trying to analyze the novel, discover the true identity of the fictional author, and at the same time get to know each other better. There are also letters, postcards and photos between the pages - and even a napkin with a map drawn on it! If you love unconventional books, then this is definitely for you!

LOVE! 💕

Tagged book cost a bit more in itself than all the others combined. But it does look quite awesome! There's the printed story, and there are the notes of two people scribbled on the margins, creating their own story within the story. Sounds intriguing! 🤩

#hungarian

I loved the experience and appreciate the effort that went into this book! For that I'd recommend it and would give it 4 stars, but the story itself didn't do it for me.

Day 3 #7days7spines

Join in if you‘d like! 😄

One of my favorite literary loot items is this HPA mug! I love the design (and the quote, of course), and it makes a great bookmark container. #24in48

#alphabetbookishquiz @reallifereading

S. was recommended to me because I loved House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski. I didn't previously know what ergodic literature was, but now that I do, I'm seeking more! Like House of Leaves, reading this book was an EXPERIENCE, one I enjoyed immensely. I can't wait to find more ergodic pieces to read. #ergodicliterature #shipoftheseus

I decided to treat myself this weekend and picked up a copy of Ship of Theseus. I‘ve been wanting this for a while now and I am so excited to dive in! #shipoftheseus #jjabrams #dougdorset

I should not be allowed near a Barnes & Noble. I couldn‘t find the Funko Pop I wanted, but I gave a gnome a home, which is even better. 😉

#bookhaul #bookbuyingbinge #buyallthebooks #sorrynotsorry

I love this book layout! 😍

I EFFIN LOVED THIS BOOK. I could not put it down once I started...I‘m talking would rather read than sleep. I was engaged from the very beginning, I fell in love with Eric and Jen‘s story along the margins, and the Ship of Thesus book itself was full of weirdness, murder, espionage, mystery, and even a little of the paranormal funkiness. Read the margin notes as you go!! It really helps bring the whole thing together!!

I saw this on Litsy and immediately bought it simply because of the formatting! Super excited to get into this and see what it‘s actually all about!!

I positively LOVE all uniquely formatted books! They always add a little something to make the journey extra special I think!

Finally tackling this one. I‘m reading Ship of Theseus first and then going through the notes.

Some people would say I have too many books; they would be wrong.

This is essentially my xmas/bday book haul. And now I will go on sabbatical I definitely to finish my TBR.

My husband just got this beautiful and unique book and he is so excited about it. He says he knows what he will be doing the rest of the night. He also said I am making him a book nerd 🤓

So excited for this one

While buying S of a friend of mine he offered me some other free books. Would have been rude to say no 😉

Day 18: Book You Never Finished—I started reading S. soon after it was released in October of 2013. There were so many features that appealed to me: the bibliophile strangers bonding over the book within the book; the artifacts interspersed in the pages; the mystery. Sadly, I couldn't finish it within the loan period, and I never got back to it, even after NOS lent/gave me his copy. Someday, I shall return to it! #RiotGrams #BookYouNeverFinished

I heard about the book S. in the Books on the Nightstand Podcast. I had to have it immediately. And I still haven‘t read it, because I don‘t know how. ⠀
Any suggestions how to read this book would be welcome. ⠀
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#RiotGrams⠀
#MapsLegendsOrOtherBonusArt
#BookPodcasts

Day 11: Naked Hardcovers—Two takes. #RiotGrams #nakedhardcovers #barebodybarebook

Starting this one today.

Un libro...tanti intrecci...punti di vista e storie nella storia.
Geniale!

First book in my library is S. By J.J. Abrams (I loved this book!!!!!)
Last book is my 8th grade yearbook (the year I met my husband 😉😍😘)
#24in48 #mylibrary #firstbook #lastbook

1. Cherry pie and custard 🍒🍒
2. Pretty Little Liars (total guilty pleasure!)
3. S by Doug Dorst/JJ Abrams. Reading this for my Goodreads 2018 challenge and have since discovered that there are websites dedicated to 'how to read' this book. Not intimidated at all!!
4. A matter of weeks #newlitten
5. 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️👍👍
#friyayintro @jesshowbooks

The idea of this book is sooo cool and creative: there's an original, printed book by a mysterious author and in the margins of this book there are A LOT of notes from two college students, who pass the book back and forth between them. It's a bit difficult to read, but I really really love the idea.
#currentlyreading

This book is going to be insane with all the inserts and side notes. First order of business- sticky notes on the inserts noting their page numbers so when I accidentally dump them I can put them back in place!

This book is interesting but very slow to read. It has multiple story lines to follow with the novel, the footnotes, and the margins, plus added inserts to interpret. It will carry over into the new year for me.