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A review by atadla
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
5.0
One of the best compilations of short stories I’ve read in years.
Heavy physics/linguistics influence in a few of the chapters but not to the extent that it’s impossible to understand what’s going on. A masterclass in abstracting technical/scientific concepts to explore fundamental questions about humanity and the meaning of life.
Side note: I was chatting with friends about books we loved and met a person who also happened to be reading Stories of Your Life at the same time as me. We’d never met before but IMMEDIATELY began discussing our favorite stories, their themes and broader significance and continued talking for about 20 mins. This is one of those rare books that sparks that kind of bond between readers and makes you seem ✨more interesting and well read ✨ than maybe you actually are. 10/10
Heavy physics/linguistics influence in a few of the chapters but not to the extent that it’s impossible to understand what’s going on. A masterclass in abstracting technical/scientific concepts to explore fundamental questions about humanity and the meaning of life.
Side note: I was chatting with friends about books we loved and met a person who also happened to be reading Stories of Your Life at the same time as me. We’d never met before but IMMEDIATELY began discussing our favorite stories, their themes and broader significance and continued talking for about 20 mins. This is one of those rare books that sparks that kind of bond between readers and makes you seem ✨more interesting and well read ✨ than maybe you actually are. 10/10