Ship of Theseus

For Christmas, my Jeannine-sister gave me a really cool book, called S. by J.J. Abrams. It kinda blew my mind when I first opened it up.

Here's a summary:

"There's a whole lot going on within the formidable book package known as S. After removing the shrink-wrap, you find a book holster, inside of which is the novel, Ship of Theseus, attributed to one V.M. Straka. Flipping through the pages, you notice that they all feature seemingly handwritten notes in the margins, amounting to a dialogue between two students passing the book back and forth. Like a hastily assembled briefcase, there are clippings, postcards and other assorted ephemera scattered about, physically wedged in between pages. Finally, while reading the introduction to Ship of Theseus, it becomes clear that these students are enmeshed in the mystery of the book’s authorship, one that has supposedly daunted scholars for decades."

http://www.fastcocreate.com/3021011/inside-jj-abrams-brain-bending-book-within-a-book

Basically, it's a book within a book, surrounded in several different mysteries.

There's the novel itself, and the strange circumstances surrounding its main character, a man only known as "S."

Then there's the mystery of the identity, life, and alleged crimes of the author, V. M. Straka. 

Then there's the story of the two students written in the margins.

Guys, this book is intense!

I honestly haven't been this excited reading a new book since Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. And that's saying something. 

If you have the chance, I highly recommend this book!