Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang

Stories of Your Life and Others

Ted Chiang

286 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction science fiction short stories challenging reflective medium-paced
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Ted Chiang's first published story, "Tower of Babylon," won the Nebula Award in 1990. Subsequent stories have won the Asimov's SF Magazine reader poll, a second Nebula Award, the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award, and the Sidewise Award for alterna...

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Community Reviews

4.21
based on 19,388 reviews

Moods

reflective: 82%

challenging: 60%

mysterious: 39%

adventurous: 32%

emotional: 26%

informative: 25%

inspiring: 24%

dark: 21%

hopeful: 10%

tense: 10%

sad: 8%

funny: 5%

lighthearted: 1%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

21% of readers chose fast
60% of readers chose medium
17% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

35% of readers chose Plot
48% of readers chose A mix
7% of readers chose Character
8% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

23% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
18% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

20% of readers chose Yes
48% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
15% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

61% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
11% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

29% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
15% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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