A review by jacobturn
Exhalation by Ted Chiang

reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

For fans of Arrival (the movie) and/or Black Mirror, this is a must read. Not a souped-up sci-fi fantasy — a collection of 9 stories about the limitations of our biology and social order, as well as the consequences of our tools broadly defined to include language and religion. Read Lifecycle of Software Objects, Exhalation, and Anxiety is the Dizziness of Freedom if nothing else. Chiang isn’t my favorite sci-fi writer or my favorite short story writer but my favorite sci-fi short story writer and made me want to read again.