Story of Your Life {novella}
by Ted Chiang
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I had to abandon this book at around 50%. I found most characters flat and couldn't move on.
Arrival is great, the original Ted Chiang Story of Your Life is even better
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- Canonical title
- Story of Your Life {novella}
- Original title
- Story of Your Life (novella) (novella)
- Original publication date
- 1998
- People/Characters
- Louise Banks
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- Arrival (2016 | IMDb)
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- English
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- This record is for a single story (Story of Your Life). Do not combine it with the collection (Stories of Your Life and Others)
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