Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang

4 reviews

laurenmiller100's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

5.0

I loved this. Most of the stories left me gobsmacked and excited to talk about them with friends to really dissect the ideas. This compilation is excellent. As always, I love Ted Chiang’s commentary on where each story came from.

Favorites: The Tower of Babylon, Division by Zero, The Story of Your Life, Hell is the Absence of God, Liking What You See: A Documentary

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Torture

loujanae's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective

Every time I finished a story, I would look at my cat and say "well that was weird." 

Three stand out stories: 
Tower of Babylon
Story of Your Life
Hell is the Absence of God

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Murder

erikwmj's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, and Genocide

manarnia's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

This collection was great! There were times when it dragged or lost my interest, but overall I found it a really compelling and fun read. Also smart. Like really smart. Like is Ted Chiang an actual genius? Probably!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Child death

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Xenophobia, Death, Grief, and Murder