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Jan 29, 2024Nursebob rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Angelic juggernauts visit Earth on a regular basis doling out miracles and damnation; attractive people get their comeuppance thanks to a chemical breakthrough; a gifted mathematician undermines everything with a single equation; and an…
Jan 27, 2024Riley__ rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
one of the most deeply compelling short story collections i have ever read. each story was succinct and stuck with me for days. the ideas are not just great, the execution is pure exhalation of the written word
Jan 19, 2024jenlunceford rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This man is an absolute genius. I see why someone would make one of his short stories into a blockbuster film. I didn't expect steampunk from any of his stories, but that's what "72 Letters" provided. For one of the longer stories in the…
Nov 25, 2023bocalibrary_Sam rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
One of those once-in-a-lifetime reads that I wish I could "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and fall in love with all over again. "Tower of Babylon," "Hell is the Absence of God," and "Division by Zero" were breathtakingly beautiful…
Jul 18, 2023bocalibrary_Sasha rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
While I am sad that Ted Chiang has not written a full novel, he has certainly mastered the art of the short story. Every story was satisfying, even captivating, for what little there was of it. I had never read a short story collection in…
Jun 14, 2022pacl_teens rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
"Imagine a world in which the tower of Babel in ancient Babylon was real, an immense pillar of bricks that extends miles up into the sky. Or a world with an experimental medical treatment that transforms people suffering from brain damage…
Feb 09, 2022ReadingAdviser_Aaron rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I was drawn to Stories of Your Life by the description; real people dealing with science fiction concepts and the resulting changes it brings to their lives. I'll admit, I only read three of the stories, but I'd say I enjoyed them.…
Aug 07, 2021SuDu_0 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book offers insight into many questions and not only invokes some deep thinking, but it is also entertaining in its proper way. I like science fiction and I like thoughtful questions and mysteries. If you do too, I recommend it! It…
Jul 25, 2021CaliforniaReads rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A terrifically imaginative collection, highly recommended for anyone who devours movies about space.
May 04, 2021lilyaronovitz rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang is a masterful compilation of science fiction stories that completely span the genre. They range from aliens, to futuristic technology, to historical science fiction. The concepts in these…
Apr 07, 2021
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Mar 30, 2021_Azrael_ rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is an amazing movie. I think people don't like this because they don't understand it. That is why I'm asking whoever does not understand to watch this again. Now, this is a good speculative view of time, and I know that some people…
Jan 12, 2021JCLAnneG rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
These stories are thought-provoking and unconventional. I loved the Tower of Babylon, and the idea that an entire life could be spent in the clouds without touching the ground. These are short stories and the style is very spare, without…
Nov 17, 2020mikemarotta rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
These stories are speculative fiction, not science fiction. Ted Chiang is a graduate of Clarion. He writes for a post modernist audience. His writing is masterful in technique but devoid of passion for right and wrong. "Tower of Babylon"…
Aug 17, 2020
This collection of short stories was really fascinating and thought-provoking! I especially enjoyed the last one: "Liking What You See". And Jacob and I watched Arrival after we both read "Story of Your Life". The movie is quite different…
Jul 10, 2020
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Oct 24, 2019seanhagey rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I absolutely loved this collection of short stories. Deep, thoughtful, even philosophical in the questions each story contains. It certainly isn't for everyone, but there's a reason why the author has won so many awards for his writings,…
Jan 01, 2019Nymeria23 rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
This compilation of short stories were pretty profound. I walked away feeling like they all revolved around the pursuit of knowledge and the issue of tackling the unknown unknowns of this world, how you can't predict the consequences of…
Jul 12, 2018Starpoem rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Ted Chiang explores all sorts of interesting hypothetical scenarios through the eight short stories in this book. The imaginative stories, many of which are award-winners, are populated with golems, scientists, squid-like aliens,…
Apr 05, 2018arunothia rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Woah! I definitely think his stories are way better than the Black Mirror episodes I have watched. Ted Chiang is brilliant in his imagination. He has done a great background research work and narrates each of his Novum with such conviction…
Feb 19, 2018VaughanPLGraeme rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This was an interesting collection of stories. I had previously read some of Ted Chiang's writing that is available online and really liked some of it (The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate and The Lifecycle of Software Objects in…
Jan 25, 2018ferm_dawg rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
I assumed this was a novel to better understand the movie. It is not. It is a book of 5 short stories. I would not recommend. Movie was awesome.
Jan 07, 2018NancySUDA rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
It was truly a mind-blowing experience. It took me a long time to read. I needed time to wrap my head around some ideas. I had to think. My favourite stories were "Understand" and "Hell is the Absence of God."
Jul 08, 201721223202744515a rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
I read about half of Mr. Chiang's stories and found them moderately interesting. I got the book because the film "Arrival" was based on "Story of Your Life" within. I'd rate it 3 to 3.5 stars. Rarely do I find the underlying book is NOT…
Jun 27, 2017JaneEA rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
At last, a book I truly enjoyed and I'm usually not a fan of the short story. I will buy this book that I may spend more time with each story. Thought provoking.