A review by bush42
Exhalation by Ted Chiang

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

some hits, some misses. the title story is excellent, as is the time travel opener. the long, boring novella about AI children was a real whiff. just felt like your bog standard bad black mirror episode stretched out foreeeever. still, more good than bad. the line about not being your old self but still being continuous with them has stuck with me for a long while.