Stories of Your Life and Others                                

by Ted Chiang

Vintage Books/PRH

    

   Even if you rarely read short stories, try "Story of Your Life" in this collection. Chiang gives us a heartbreaking, life affirming tale told in a manner closely related to the communication system of the heptapods, visitors to earth whose written language consists of complex logograms. But no, this is not a difficult read. The film "Arrival" was based on this story but reading it is a completely different level. Just freakin' brilliant.

    The other stories here are also well worth your time.

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