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fullhouse4658's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
valent1ne's review against another edition
chiang’s stories are really interesting but they arent enjoyable. got halfway thru & decided it wasnt worth it
dikshya's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
titannineteen's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Story of Your Life is really really good. Arrival is one of my all time favorite movies. The rest of the stories are decent but many of them are religious in nature so I did not enjoy them.
jennkei's review against another edition
5.0
I didn't know the story that the movie Arrival was ("Story of your Life") based on was in this collection until I started it, and wow. Ted Chiang has this amazing ability to pull you into his worlds and almost make you doubt your reality. It took me a while to finish this collection because I was distracted reading something else that took a while but it's short stories so it doesn't matter. Fantastic stuff.
rosiec's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
lillamy_jenny's review against another edition
5.0
basis for the movie Arrival. Brilliant and thought provoking short story on the power of linguistics and language.
steffany's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
4.25