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Annotated dialogue · Physical intervention

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J. J. Abrams & Doug Dorst, 2013

A fictional library novel carries two readers’ handwritten marginal conversation, layered by ink color across time, plus loose inserts; the reader decides how to interleave text, margins, and ephemera.

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Annotated dialogue
Multiple readers' annotations form a parallel narrative.
Physical intervention
Die-cut pages, inserts, objects, or ephemera.

Details

First published
2013
Original language
English
Medium
Print
Needs the physical object
Yes. An ebook or audiobook would lose the effect.

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