RaveThe Columbus DispatchThe greatness of the latest collection of stories by Ted Chiang isn’t in the answers to the big questions that he asks. It’s the questions themselves ... His prose is smooth and guileless, artful without pretension, always propelling the story forward. Page after page, the reader is drawn deeper into his worlds as he carefully considers a variety of hypotheses ... Here, every little bit is believable, conceived carefully and thoughtfully ... Sure, there are some complicated, scientific-sounding passages, but it never impedes the narrative; Chiang’s prose always remains accessible. Size helps, too — most of the stories are short and easily digestible.
Thomas Frank
MixedThe Chicago ReaderThe timing of this change in approach is impeccable. During the past several months Bernie Sanders's presidential campaign has held that same mirror up to the warts of the Clinton and Obama administrations. There are moments when Listen Liberal reads like a 300-page endorsement of the Vermont senator, even if Frank says it's a happy coincidence ... Listen Liberal doesn't go as far as to call for a Sanders-style political revolution—it's an angry plea to the Democratic Party to return to its liberal roots.
