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A review by halfcactus
Exhalation by Ted Chiang
slow-paced
3.5
I wasn’t as invested as i was in Story of Your Life (still my favorite piece by him), but this was still a solid & v. thought-provoking collection. His commitment to fully explore a concept is admirable but made the reading experience exhausting and un-bingeable.
My favorite stories were my favs were the first two stories (The Alchemist's Gate + Exhalations) and The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling. For the latter, the main story isn't very interesting, but I loved the conversations about language and memory.
My favorite stories were my favs were the first two stories (The Alchemist's Gate + Exhalations) and The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling. For the latter, the main story isn't very interesting, but I loved the conversations about language and memory.