Great American Novel

One internet phenomenon I have discovered and got into recently is DENs, otherwise known as Digital Epistolary Novels. These are stories told through a series of documents, in this case emails, IMs and other electronic communications.

Here you can download and read Intimacies by Eric Brown, a former English professor and computer geek. There's nothing to install, just click the executable file to launch the book and you'll be presented with a somewhat familiar looking interface through which you access these fictitious communications.

It feels a bit voyeuristic reading someone else's emails in such a blatant way - but it's a really interesting way to unfold a story, despite the somewhat simple look of the interface. The character development in this novel really works for me and I can't wait to see what happens next.

www.greatamericannovel.com