Exhalation
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Exhalation

by Ted Chiang

2019•Science fiction•338 pages

Taste attributes: science fictionrobots/ai/spacepsychologicalslowfresh & originalheavyimaginaryintricateglossysocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, fresh science-fiction novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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4.7 / 5

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About This Book

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • Nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories—two published for the very first time—all from the mind of the incomparable author of Stories of Your Life and Others

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

Science fictionRobots/ai/spacePsychologicalSocial commentaryHuman spirit/resilience/survivalSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

American Short storiesScientistsArtificial intelligenceHuman behaviorScience fictionShort storiesAmerican Science fiction

Details

Author
Ted Chiang
Published
2019
Pages
338
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