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3.5 stars for the fifth story. Loses itself in its complexity, but would make one hell of a movie if adapted by the right director.
— 10 hours, 57 min ago
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Angelo
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4 stars for the fourth short story. One could spend days debating it.
— Aug 20, 2026 03:29AM
Angelo
is on page 136 of 416
3.5 stars for the second short story. Amazing concept, tepid delivery.
I loved the following passage: “The answer was simple. It was a matter of the existing difference between sympathy and empathy.”
— A really good look at loss of faith and the inability of someone to empathise with one who has their core principle shaken.
— Aug 13, 2026 05:06AM
I loved the following passage: “The answer was simple. It was a matter of the existing difference between sympathy and empathy.”
— A really good look at loss of faith and the inability of someone to empathise with one who has their core principle shaken.
Angelo
is on page 106 of 416
4.5 stars for the second story. Imagining a superior threshold of intelligence is a futile experiment due to our ego, and also the limits of our own intelligence — but Chiang did a darn good job.
— Aug 12, 2026 07:40AM