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A review by sonofthe
The Best of Subterranean by William Schafer
5.0
A man explores memory and truth. Writing comes to the Tiv people.
This is part story, part philosophical exploration of memory and truth. The story is actually story here, though, rising above things like the Platonic dialogues because the characters are actually fleshed out and travel an arc, not simply straw men. Above that, the story enacted by the narrator and the story of the Tiv people, even this overall story by Ted Chiang, illustrate the Truth of Feeling better than a mere argument could. The journey of the narrator and of Jijingi as they develop and explore the topics give me plenty of food for thought and self-examination.
NOTE: I read this as part of the 2014 Hugo Voter Pack.
This is part story, part philosophical exploration of memory and truth. The story is actually story here, though, rising above things like the Platonic dialogues because the characters are actually fleshed out and travel an arc, not simply straw men. Above that, the story enacted by the narrator and the story of the Tiv people, even this overall story by Ted Chiang, illustrate the Truth of Feeling better than a mere argument could. The journey of the narrator and of Jijingi as they develop and explore the topics give me plenty of food for thought and self-examination.
NOTE: I read this as part of the 2014 Hugo Voter Pack.