Heather Allen

This week’s flashback review is for the book S. by J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst. I was absolutely blown away. Look for this again in the coming months when I give it a re-read and try to solve the mysterious cipher. If you’re thinking about reading some speculative fiction, I would start here.

I want to read this again. Mostly because I think I missed something, but the other part of me wants to read it again because of the brilliant story telling. The concept and execution sold me from the first time I heard about it. I was not disappointed to discover the contents were so perfect and genuine, it is hard not to think of “S.” as just fiction. The characters, Jen and Eric, leaped off the page, proving that this is more than just “Ship of Theseus” or just an autobiography of V.M. Straka. I was enraptured…