That's interesting, because Chiang himself doesn't view "Liking What You See" to be his best work. In fact, he turned down a Hugo nomination for it, "on the gr

That's interesting, because Chiang himself doesn't view "Liking What You See" to be his best work. In fact, he turned down a Hugo nomination for it, "on the grounds that the story was rushed due to editorial pressure and did not turn out as he had really wanted".[1] Personally, I think Story of Your Life is a master work. I found the strange writing structure annoying at first, and then right at the end of the story you get an "ah-ha" moment that changes everything. What I thought was awkward writing turned out to be a masterful illustration about a theory of consciousness. I was floored by Chiang's ambition to even write such a story. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Chiang https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Chiang