Exhalation
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by Ted Chiang
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“Every year, I list each book I read and review my favourites for site members. Here are my Top 5. | I don't but maybe I will make one! This year almost everything I've read so far has been fucking amazing: I rec Lot by Bryan Washington, The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai, Fleishman Is In Trouble by Taffy Akner, Exhalation by the GOAT Ted Chiang, Normal People by Sally Rooney | Just so damn good. | This contemplates the marvel of thermodynamics from the best scifi short story writer of our age.”
Source →“Every year, I list each book I read and review my favourites for site members. Here are my Top 5. | I don't but maybe I will make one! This year almost everything I've read so far has been fucking amazing: I rec Lot by Bryan Washington, The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai, Fleishman Is In Trouble by Taffy Akner, Exhalation by the GOAT Ted Chiang, Normal People by Sally Rooney | Just so damn good. | This contemplates the marvel of thermodynamics from the best scifi short story writer of our age.”
Source →“Every year, I list each book I read and review my favourites for site members. Here are my Top 5. | I don't but maybe I will make one! This year almost everything I've read so far has been fucking amazing: I rec Lot by Bryan Washington, The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai, Fleishman Is In Trouble by Taffy Akner, Exhalation by the GOAT Ted Chiang, Normal People by Sally Rooney | Just so damn good. | This contemplates the marvel of thermodynamics from the best scifi short story writer of our age.”
Source →“Every year, I list each book I read and review my favourites for site members. Here are my Top 5. | I don't but maybe I will make one! This year almost everything I've read so far has been fucking amazing: I rec Lot by Bryan Washington, The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai, Fleishman Is In Trouble by Taffy Akner, Exhalation by the GOAT Ted Chiang, Normal People by Sally Rooney | Just so damn good. | This contemplates the marvel of thermodynamics from the best scifi short story writer of our age.”
Source →“Every year, I list each book I read and review my favourites for site members. Here are my Top 5. | I don't but maybe I will make one! This year almost everything I've read so far has been fucking amazing: I rec Lot by Bryan Washington, The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai, Fleishman Is In Trouble by Taffy Akner, Exhalation by the GOAT Ted Chiang, Normal People by Sally Rooney | Just so damn good. | This contemplates the marvel of thermodynamics from the best scifi short story writer of our age.”
Source →“Every year, I list each book I read and review my favourites for site members. Here are my Top 5. | I don't but maybe I will make one! This year almost everything I've read so far has been fucking amazing: I rec Lot by Bryan Washington, The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai, Fleishman Is In Trouble by Taffy Akner, Exhalation by the GOAT Ted Chiang, Normal People by Sally Rooney | Just so damn good. | This contemplates the marvel of thermodynamics from the best scifi short story writer of our age.”
Source →Recommended by 8 notable people, including Naval Ravikant and Tim Ferriss
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Recommended by 12 sources and appears in Space Opera, Science Fiction, and Books Recommended by Naval Ravikant.
From an awardwinning science fiction writer (whose short story "The Story of Your Life" was the basis for the Academy Awardnominated movie Arrival), the longawaited new collection of stunningly original, humane, and already celebrated short storiesThis muchanticipated second collection of stories is signature Ted Chiang, full of revelatory idea...
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Recommended by 12 sources and appears in Space Opera, Science Fiction, and Books Recommended by Naval Ravikant.
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“Every year, I list each book I read and review my favourites for site members. Here are my Top 5. | I don't but maybe I will make one! This year almost everything I've read so far has been fucking amazing: I rec Lot by Bryan Washington, The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai, Fleishman Is In Trouble by Taffy Akner, Exhalation by the GOAT Ted Chiang, Normal People by Sally Rooney | Just so damn good. | This contemplates the marvel of thermodynamics from the best scifi short story writer of our age.”
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