![]() Theseus of Ancient Greece sailed his old ship from adventure to adventure, replacing planks as they perished and warped, one at a time, until there was nothing remaining of the original ship. The core book – ‘The Ship of Theseus’ – is a whole story in itself – and its title is based on a paradox. ![]() Just as those things were, this book is now a treasured possession, even though I feel I’ve barely scraped its surface yet. When I opened it, I got the same feeling as when I used to browse my favourite antique/junk shop as a teenager, picking up a box brownie for five quid, an old suitcase, even a World War 2 gas mask. ‘The Ship of Theseus’, or ‘S’ as the wider project is known, is the creation of filmmaker, J.J Abrams and writer, Doug Dorst, and it’s a book to get excited about. It’s a work of art, and I’d never seen anything like it before. I’ve categorised it as an ‘Odd Book’, but it’s the best kind of odd. ![]() My favourite find by miles is an extraordinary one. But being surrounded by thousands of tempting second-hand books for a whole six hours means that I never go home empty-handed and my wages are always a little depleted! Sometimes I get to look after Molly’s Little Bookshop for a day, and it’s always a treat. ![]()
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