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psychohobbit 's review for:
The Lifecycle of Software Objects
by Ted Chiang
This is an elegant and innovative tale simply and beautifully told unlike any I have ever read before. The software objects are interactive characters call digients created as products in a virtual world to be cared for and capable of learning. The humans are employees of the company that created them and caretakers. This is an experiment in product creation, consumerism, lifecycle, ethics, and attachment. I'm not surprised this won a Hugo because big themes are tucked neatly within the story. I think this book is a 'must read'. It has the benefit of being a quick read and a page turner just to see what happens next. I rated this at 4 stars instead of 5 stars only because I wanted more when the book ended. I so want to see what happens next.