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Jun 29, 2025
Joanna
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A fun premise that would make an excellent short story or novella in the hands of Ted Chiang--what if, all at once, every adult around the world receives a box containing a string. It's quickly discovered that the length of your string predicts the length of your life. Would you open it? What would happen to you/to the world if everyone could know the length of their own life?
This book was selected as one of two contenders to be the "one read" for my library. I think it likely suffered from the ...more
This book was selected as one of two contenders to be the "one read" for my library. I think it likely suffered from the ...more
My gut says 2 stars but it can I give this book, which everyone seems to rave about, 2 stars? Real question, though: How does a book with a premise this good go NOWHERE? I know, I know — it’s *character driven * but that shouldn’t preclude actual plot. I could not wait to finish, could not make myself care.
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Jackie
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it was amazing
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