Ted Chiang
Kindle Edition | Pages: 352 pages Rating: 4.3 | 23546 Users | 3383 Reviews
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| Title | : | Exhalation: Stories |
| Author | : | Ted Chiang |
| Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 352 pages |
| Published | : | May 7th 2019 by Knopf |
| Categories | : | Short Stories. Science Fiction. Fiction. Fantasy |
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An alternate cover edition for this book can be found here.From an award-winning science fiction writer (whose short story "The Story of Your Life" was the basis for the Academy Award-nominated movie Arrival), the long-awaited new collection of stunningly original, humane, and already celebrated short stories
This much-anticipated second collection of stories is signature Ted Chiang, full of revelatory ideas and deeply sympathetic characters. In " The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate ," a portal through time forces a fabric seller in ancient Baghdad to grapple with past mistakes and the temptation of second chances. In the epistolary " Exhalation ," an alien scientist makes a shocking discovery with ramifications not just for his own people, but for all of reality. And in " The Lifecycle of Software Objects ," a woman cares for an artificial intelligence over twenty years, elevating a faddish digital pet into what might be a true living being. Also included are two brand-new stories: " Omphalos " and " Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom ."
In this fantastical and elegant collection, Ted Chiang wrestles with the oldest questions on earth—What is the nature of the universe? What does it mean to be human?—and ones that no one else has even imagined. And, each in its own way, the stories prove that complex and thoughtful science fiction can rise to new heights of beauty, meaning, and compassion.
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| Original Title: | Exhalation |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novelette for "Anxiety is the Dizziness of Freedom" (2020), Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novella for "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom" (2019), Locus Award Nominee for Best Novelette (2014), Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Science Fiction, Fantasy & Speculative Fiction (Ray Bradbury Prize) (2020), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Science Fiction (2019) |
Rating Based On Books Exhalation: Stories
Ratings: 4.3 From 23546 Users | 3383 ReviewsNotice Based On Books Exhalation: Stories
It is no secret that I don't like short stories, again I am making a promise to myself not to read any more...2020 will be a short story free zone.This collection makes me fear for our technological future but gives me hope that our humanity will stay intact. Not bad, for a bunch of short stories that is ;-)Every story has a mind-boggling idea as its fulcrum. A prism replaces the smart phone as favoured piece of handbag technology which allows the owner to communicate with her paraself in an alternate universe; virtual ai pets are brought into the real world via robotic bodies as their owners seek to discover how fruitful a bond can be created with them; a robot performs an anatomical study on its own brain; in another story we're told we've been hunting aliens in the wrong places - we should be
All said, Chiang's new collection rocks. :) I've read a good number of these in other places, but it doesn't diminish my enjoyment. I'm referencing the stories I liked the most.The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate - 1001 Nights meets fixed-timeline time-travel. Easily one of my favorites.Exhalation - A rather interesting logical-breakdown of universal principles from the PoV of a robot race.The Lifecycle of Software Objects - Novella, and easily the most wrenching, exploratory of the lot.
Overall a very good and interesting short story collection. Definitely worth checking out. The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate ⭐⭐⭐Exhalation ⭐⭐⭐What's expected of us ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐The Lifecycle of Software Objects ⭐⭐⭐⭐Dacey's Patent Automatic Nanny⭐⭐⭐The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling ⭐⭐⭐The Great Silence ⭐⭐⭐⭐Omphalos⭐⭐⭐Anxiety is the Dizziness of Freedom⭐⭐⭐⭐
Exhalation highlights some of my favourite aspects of Ted Chiang's writing, but also brings out some of the content I was less keen on with Stories of Your Life and Others . I read this one over a few months--my short story game has been weak this year!--but took down the last three stories over a few days.In my review of Chiang's first collection, I noted his creativity often takes centre stage in his stories, but I've come to appreciate the depth with which he investigates his premises. Take,
Q:We spoke for more than an hour, and my fascination and respect bloomed like a flower warmed by the dawn, until he mentioned his experiments in alchemy. (c)Q:We dont normally think of it as such, but writing is a technology, which means that a literate person is someone whose thought processes are technologically mediated. We became cognitive cyborgs as soon as we became fluent readers, and the consequences of that were profound.Before a culture adopts the use of writing, when its knowledge is
Not going to bother with a tale-by-tale because I wasn't interested more than 3 stars'-worth in any of them. All but the title story, in fact, were 2.5* because they have nothing exciting to say and they say it so very slowly. I must be at fault. I don't care for or about the stories or the collection.
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