A review by zoes_human
Exhalation by Ted Chiang

5.0

I cannot recall the last time I tore through a collection of short fiction this quickly. In less than a day, I voraciously consumed all 350 pages of this literary delight. All speculative fiction, primarily short stories with a couple of novelettes and even a piece of flash fiction, these tales explore philosophically provocative worlds without missing out on a moment of intrigue or excitement. Ominous elements balance in harmony with hope as we are invited to explore our humanity in nine deftly created settings. Ted Chiang is, beyond a shadow of a doubt, a true master of the short form.