Well, hasn't J.J. Abrams been a busy
person of late. You'd think that someone who is directing a little independent
film called Star Wars Episode VII wouldn't have enough
time for much else, but he continues to defy us all.
It
was revealed yesterday that Abrams, along with award-winning novelist Doug
Dorst, have conceived a new book called S. It is about the relationship that
ensues between Jennifer, a college senior, and Eric, a disgraced grad student.
However, the twist is that they communicate to each other by writing notes in
the margins of a (fictional) book and leave newspaper clippings and other
ephemera between the pages for each other to read. The book will come shrink
wrapped so that none of this extra material falls out, so rest assured.
S., therefore, contains
two stories. First, the book within the book - Ship of Theseus - which is the
final novel by the prolific but enigmatic writer named V. M. Straka. Secondly,
it contains the story between Jennifer and Eric.
This is very interesting stuff and I
cannot think of anything similar having been done before, but Abrams has always
been one to think of exciting new ideas. After all, no ordinary person gets
chosen to direct a Star Wars film and this is the guy that came up with the TV
show Lost. You can check out the trailer for Abrams' latest project below. Who
knows, releasing a mysterious teaser trailer might become the next 'thing' to
do to get people talking about new book releases.
“I could not be more excited for people to get their hands on this book,” Abrams tells EW. “It is difficult to describe because while it is a compelling mystery and love story, it is also much more than that. The work that everyone has done on S. is unlike anything I’ve ever seen. Frankly, I’m amazed it was even possible to do this project at all.” Me too J.J. and here's a pat on the back for piquing my interest. The novel is scheduled for release on October 29.
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