![]() ![]() Here, the build is due to a reverence for Yahweh, not a belief in mankind’s ability to become His equal if they reach heaven. The idea of God allowing the completion of the Tower isn’t a new concept, but it’s never been handled in the way Chiang presented it. The opening story, “Tower of Babylon,” immediately gripped me. I am in awe of Chiang’s mind, and was equally awed by every single story housed in this book. That is a very difficult balance to strike in one story, let along an entire collection. More than one of these stories had some heavy religious connotations, but felt neither like proselytization or a subtle ridicule of believers. It was completely unclear what type of worldview he was writing from, which I actually loved. Sometimes it’s enough to think and to question, and Chiang’s stories give readers the freedom to do just that. Chiang raises some truly profound moral, theological, and philosophical questions, and he does so in a way that doesn’t lead you to any specific conclusion. ![]() I felt as if I were trying to keep my head above water the entire time I was reading it, but in the best way possible. It’s been a long while since I found a book that did that as successfully as Ted Chiang’s Stories of Your Life and Others. ![]() Because reading is such a vital part of my life, and something to which I give such a large portion of my time, I try to read things on occasion that push me to think outside of myself. Sometimes you need to read something that stretches you. Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |