beenb's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
5.0
Made me think and realise how little I know of pure maths & physics. But it was fun to try and wrap my head around such complicated concepts told in a story like way.
antlerlad's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
5.0
thosegoldsoundz's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
3.75
blumoonie's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
2.0
of the 8 stories in this collection, I could only really follow 4 of them, and only truly enjoyed reading 2 (Understand and Story of Your Life). I feel that with a better grasp of the real scientific and philosophical concepts Chiang discusses through his plots, I would be able to draw a deeper meaning from the other stories. hence, this book gets one star for each story I enjoyed (though I really do wish I could rate it higher).
disastrouspenguin's review against another edition
4.0
A solid 3.5
I consumed this as an audiobook. While it's not straight philosophy, it definitely makes one think.
A series of unconnected short stories, Ted Chiang uses his stories as a platform for his ideas first, with character development and plot taking a distant second. Initially this disregard threw me off, but some of his ideas are so interesting/provocative/compelling that it actually becomes a forgivable offense.
Listen to/read this if you want something different and feel like thinking.
I consumed this as an audiobook. While it's not straight philosophy, it definitely makes one think.
A series of unconnected short stories, Ted Chiang uses his stories as a platform for his ideas first, with character development and plot taking a distant second. Initially this disregard threw me off, but some of his ideas are so interesting/provocative/compelling that it actually becomes a forgivable offense.
Listen to/read this if you want something different and feel like thinking.
pavanky's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
lewis_wf's review
adventurous
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
tacitusreads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
debora98's review against another edition
5.0
Jag har ju då bara läst berättelsen som heter "Story of your life" som är grunden till filmen "Arrival". Den var helt fantastisk, speciellt för mig som läst lingvistik. Det är en hyllning till språk och lingvistik, samt många funderingar på livet och hur allting fungerar. Jag skulle gärna läsa de andra berättelserna i samma bok av Ted Chiang.