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A review by ajam
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
5.0
I usually read multiple books in parallel to each other. One could be a big novel, while the other could be a collection of short stories, the latter being read in chunks, slowly over several weeks or even months.
Exercising this exact ritual, I happened to pair Greg Egan's [b:Axiomatic|156783|Axiomatic|Greg Egan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1287341765l/156783._SY75_.jpg|1270534] and this one together with the others.
The reason I bring Egan to attention is:
A. He is just as good as Chiang if not better but doesn't receive the same recognition.
B. Egan and Chiang are like twins, the former leaning on to more hardcore sci-fi, while the latter toward a more speculative and philosophical approach. If you have had the amazing experience of enjoying both of their works, you know what I am getting at. However if not, I would like to conclude this half-ass review by saying that Chiang's work possess the power to literally accrete one's intellect through neurogenesis(a bit cheesy I know, but it's true! )
Exercising this exact ritual, I happened to pair Greg Egan's [b:Axiomatic|156783|Axiomatic|Greg Egan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1287341765l/156783._SY75_.jpg|1270534] and this one together with the others.
The reason I bring Egan to attention is:
A. He is just as good as Chiang if not better but doesn't receive the same recognition.
B. Egan and Chiang are like twins, the former leaning on to more hardcore sci-fi, while the latter toward a more speculative and philosophical approach. If you have had the amazing experience of enjoying both of their works, you know what I am getting at. However if not, I would like to conclude this half-ass review by saying that Chiang's work possess the power to literally accrete one's intellect through neurogenesis(a bit cheesy I know, but it's true! )