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This is a great short story that follows the development of one man as he finds himself subject to some particularly beneficial effects from some hormonal treatment to help him recover from his coma. He enrolls himself into an experiemental program that aims to investigate the hormone treatment further and in doing so he unleashes an intelligence and power he never thought possible. And in doing so he draws the attention of the CIA and others who don't necessarily have his best interests at hear
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Sublime, incredibly tight writing and filled with ideas that one will think of for the following weeks. Anyone who even purports the slightest to like science fiction should read this book. Ted Chiang is definitely one of the top writers of his generation.
This is a collection of stories written by Ted Chiang. The stories are mostly science fiction with a couple of fantasy leaning stories thrown in. The stories are all very creative. Some of them are heavy on science and I felt I was in over my head while others of the stories deal with mythology, religion and faith. I found that I preferred these stories because it was easier for me to follow the ideas. One of the stories in this collection was made into the movie Arrival, which I want to watch t
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Dec 08, 2019
Marie (UK)
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TBH i have never really got on with short stories and this is no exception there were only 2 or 3 that i really understood certainly not enough to warrant the fact that i actually paid for this book
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