38 min listen
63. Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
63. Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
ratings:
Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Mar 1, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang clocked in at number 80 on The Guardian's list of the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. Barack Obama's a fan too. But what about Laura's book club? What did they make of this mesmerising collection of eight stories, one of which formed the basis of the film Arrival starring Amy Adams? Real-life rocket scientists Kristy and Ed join the discussion and weigh in on the big questions. Like, will reading Chiang make you more intelligent? Do you have to be a sci-fi devotee to enjoy these stories? And finally, did the book make for a good book club discussion? All this, plus some great book recommendations for your next read. • Find us on Instagram or Facebook @BookClubReview podcast on Twitter @bookclubrvwpod email thebookclubreview@gmail.com Please do take a moment to rate, review and subscribe to us on iTunes, it helps other listeners find us and means you’ll never miss an episode. • Books mentioned This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal el-Mohtar and Max Gladstone Wally Funk's Race for Space: The Extraordinary Story of a Female Aviation Pioneer by Sue Nelson Pavane by Keith Roberts Ed's author recommendations: John Brunner, James Blish ('Cities in Flight' and 'The Seedling Stars' [with the puddle story 'Surface Tension'] among others), and Algis Budrys
Released:
Mar 1, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
6. Prophets of Eternal Fjord by Kim Leine: In which Kate and Laura have wildly differing opinions over Kim Leine's historical novel The Prophets of Eternal Fjord (nominated for the 2017 International Dublin Literary Award) but discover a shared distaste for the word 'greasy'. 'My... by The Book Club Review