agwe reviewed Arrival by Ted Chiang
Review of 'Arrival' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Amazingly written. The ideas written the book are crazy and fascinating.
Paperback, 336 pages
chinese language
Published by 译林出版社.
年度大片《降临》原著小说来了!
与外星人的首次接触,从学习他们的“语言”开始——《降临》(原名《你一生的故事》)选择了这个所有外星题材小说和电影都避而不谈的话题,从研究七肢桶的语言开始,了解他们对世界的认知。不同于人类对于“因”与“果”的线性认知,他们能同时感知所有事件——过去、现在与未来于他们并无区别。那么,学会了他们的语言,是否就能预知未来?假若这个未来是悲观的呢?
目录: 你一生的故事 巴比伦塔 领悟 除以零 七十二个字母 人类科学之演变 地狱是上帝不在的地方 赏心悦目:审美干扰镜提案风波纪实
Amazingly written. The ideas written the book are crazy and fascinating.
One of the best books I've read this year. Every short story brought many new ideas and especially the Calli Documentary amazed me with the writers ability to think about dialectic arguments. It's also ideal if you're looking for inspiration of thought but aren't a huge reader, because it's all short stories. Personally my favourite was Understand.