Ask HN: What're You Reading?

Re:Ask HN: What're You Reading? by gb2d_hn on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @04:50PM (#49900295)

Ted Chiang's Stories of Your Life And Others. Just finished the short story behind Arrival, the way it frames free is something the film doesn't capture. Other stories in the book have been brilliant too.

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Re:Ask HN: What're You Reading? by BeetleB on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @05:15PM (#49900680)

Great set of stories.

I hated Arrival. Years later when I read the original story, it was one of the most beautiful ones I've ever read. Particularly great if you've studied the calculus of variations.

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Re:Ask HN: What're You Reading? by upupupandaway on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @09:26PM (#49903261)

Another great story from Ted Chiang is "Hell is the absence of God"

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