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This is the sci-fi novella that the movie Arrival is based on. It beautifully combines aliens, linguistics, questions about free will, and sad familial drama. And it's only 54 pages long! After reading, go watch Arrival. It's also amazing. 

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A collection of short stories by Ted Chiang including Story of Your Life which was adapted into the movie Arrival. I've only read 3 of the 8 so far (Tower of Babylon, Story of Your Life, Liking What You See: A Documentary) and they've all been great.
Feb 11, 2025
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he writes what i like to call "thoughtful sci-fi" - you could read the story that the movie arrival is based on, story of your life - another one that i liked was tower of babylon anyway he has two books with short stories which will definitely make you think
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Read Stories of Your Life and Others and Exhalation: Stories if you liked Arrival (2016).
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