Exhalation by Ted Chiang. This collection of short stories is simply one of the most rewarding books I have ever read.The prose is straightforward and unpretentious -- dare I say not very "literary"-- but every page is captivating. What Chiang does best, though, is bring the reader to a deeper consideration of ideas -- fate, free will, entropy, sentience, sapience, choice, consequence, truth -- trying to make sense of what it means to be a human being in a complex universe. Chiang may be the spiritual heir to Kurt Vonnegut in both style and depth.
I simply cannot recommend this book too highly - go read it.
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