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Chargement... The Aphorisms of Kherishdarpar M. C. A. Hogarth
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. An odd structure for the book (explained in the afterword - crowd-sourced) - short stories intended to explain a complex, stratified, but not rigid society to aliens (humans). The stories are very short, and few of them are individually satisfying, but they do form a semi-connected narrative about the Calligrapher who is nominally writing it, as well as illuminating his society. Fascinating world-building. And now I need the rest of the series, of course... ( ) These aphorisms are a collection of moments from the life of the Calligrapher, an alien being who is well aware humans exist and now translates his world for our benefit. Each chapter is a self-contained moral pondering, showcasing a small problem or particular moment within the Ai-Naidar's utopian society. I found the aphorisms a pleasure to read one at a time, as lovely, philosophical bites of brain food to be savoured whenever I had ten or fiften idle minutes. When Ai-Naidar society didn't meet my storytelling expectations — such as when an ominous situation is quickly and easily resolved — I took it as a prompt to question my storytelling expectations. Humans, man. We expect fights all the time. So I enjoyed this collection and it worked well with my view of non-human societies — but this book should definitely be approached with an open mind. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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For the Ai-Naidar, a species of slim, gracile aliens, caste, and tradition are not the shackles that imprison the spirit but the silences that make sense of the music of their lives. The Aphorisms of Kherishdar collects 25 short tales about what it is to have an Ai-Naidari soul: to find comfort in tradition, law, and structure; to revere interdependence over individualism; to know one's place . . . to always have one. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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