Exhalation

De: Ted Chiang

Narrado por: Ted Chiang, Edoardo Ballerini, Amy Landon, Dominic Hoffman

‘Ted Chiang is one of the most exciting writers in science fiction . . . These parables are filled with hope and humanism.’ – The Daily Telegraph

From the acclaimed author of Stories of Your Life and Others – the basis for the Academy Award-winning film Arrival – comes a groundbreaking second collection of short fiction.

'Will make you think, grapple with big questions, and feel more human. The best kind of science fiction' – Barack Obama

A portal through time forces a fabric-seller in ancient Baghdad to grapple with past errors and the temptation of second chances; an alien scientist makes a shocking discovery with ramifications not just for his own people, but for all of reality; a newfound ability to glimpse into alternate universes forces a radical re-examination of the concepts of choice and free will.

In Exhalation, Ted Chiang addresses the most fundamental of issues – What is the nature of the universe? What does it mean to be human? – alongside others that no one else has even imagined. And, each in its own way, the stories prove that complex and thoughtful science fiction can rise to new heights of beauty, meaning, and compassion.

‘Deeply beautiful stories' – The New York Times 'The 10 Best Books of the Year'

‘Chiang’s writing . . . inspires awe for the natural properties of the universe; it renders the fundamentals of science poignant and affecting.’ – Economist

‘A scintillating cavalcade of ideas’ – Financial Times, 'Books of the Year'

©2019 Ted Chiang (P)2019 Macmillan Digital Audio

Ted Chiang is great

I really enjoyed this book, the storys are fun to follow and really trigger deeper thoughts, a must read for sure.

Ted Chiang is the writer of writers

Outstanding stories that one could listen again and again. There are very few stories that stand as condensed as Chiang's.

Simple ideas

The author does a great job of taking simple or rather well known ideas to their not so obvious conclusions- a nice sci-fi collection.

Different

I liked the ideas and the way they are woven into stories. well worth a listen.

Don't narrate the weird story first up

Amy Landon narrated a number of stories. And it just so happened, the next book I tried to listen to.
But she also narrated the retarded digimons in one of the first stories. And try as she might, her voice is very very similar. It was not great experience.
I would place a story like that, at the back of the book.

Worth listening to!

I recently got introduced to his material by a writing course I'm taking, and I can say it's completely worth getting into. This book was weird, thought-provoking, and easy to engage with.

contains lots of content from previous books

so alas it is not as good value as I'd hoped, but still sufficiently entertaining

It's boring

It's just boring. Some stories are better, some are very boring and I struggled to finish them. And I hated the voice acting even more: it sounded robotic. I wonder if those are actually human.

Too long, not engaging

I struggled to finish this, some good stories, but most are rambling without any red thread.