Reviews

呼吸 by Ted Chiang

failedfocus's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

jeroenmoons's review against another edition

5.0

Mindblowing and beyond proper review. Brilliant work.

hambo221's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

erinlcrane's review against another edition

5.0

I kind of inhaled this, so I think that requires 5 stars. I’m trying to be more generous with 5 stars.

cploetz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

ncteisen's review against another edition

5.0

This is fantastic literary sci fi.

Chiang masterfully blends hard science fiction tropes like time travel and parallel universes with lofty philosophical ideas like fatalism, free will, and the power of language. Some stories in the collection are so good they are worth a read and then an immediate re read.

spark5309's review against another edition

4.0

A bunch of stories that make you go hmmm in a good way.

kmeyer13's review against another edition

challenging hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Abandonment

Minor: Drug use

seolhe's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

atadla's review against another edition

5.0

Another great collection of short stories, although I liked Stories of Your Life slightly more. I can’t get over Ted Chiang’s writing - I finish a story and find myself thinking about it for 30 mins until finally I turn to Reddit/Goodreads to see what other people think. His stories are so original, so relevant to the world today - I would recommend them to anyone, even those who aren’t regular sci-fi readers.

9.5/10