A review by gilles
Exhalation by Ted Chiang

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is a collection of science-fiction thought experiment short stories. I liked some of them more than others, but all of them felt more like a venue to explore an idea first and a story second. I still found them good and worth reading. "The Lifecycle of Software Objects" and "Anxiety is the Dizziness of Freedom" were the ones I liked best (and also happen to be the two longest).