Synopsis: The Lifecycle of Software Objects is a novella written by Ted Chiang, who has already won many awards for various short stories and novellas that he has released previously. I think my only complaint is the fact that this was a novella and not a full novel. The book does a lot in terms of redefining how we look at many science fiction concepts in a matter than does account for more forward-thinking, or perhaps even more expansive considerations for the implications of technology. But there's so much more to this book than just the story - and I know that sounds a little weird. I mean sure, I'm going to write a brief synopsis in a few paragraphs to cover the basic story, and that's well and good. It's hard to precisely describe what The Lifecycle of Software Objectsis about. And it sort of gives you a hint of what the book is about since we know there's going to be life and yet also some degree of computer programming. To be fair, the title alone is definitely one of those quirky ones that seem to immediately catch the attention of any geek. The book, well novella, first blipped on my geek radar thanks to the Gawker Media blog, io9.
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