🏷️ Philosophical
6 entries tagged with this trope
Klara and the Sun
Kazuo Ishiguro · 2021
Klara is an artificial friend, observing the world from a store window until a girl chooses her. Ishiguro's meditation on love, sacrifice, and what makes us human.
The Mountain in the Sea
Ray Nayler · 2022
Octopuses have developed their own civilization. A marine biologist races to understand them before corporations exploit them. A profound meditation on consciousness and communication.
Exhalation
Ted Chiang · 2019
Nine stories that will rewire your brain. Each one is a perfect philosophical puzzle wrapped in gorgeous prose. Ted Chiang doesn't miss.
Sea of Tranquility
Emily St. John Mandel · 2022
A remittance man in 1912, an author in 2020, a detective in 2401 — connected by a strange moment in time. Are we living in a simulation?
Interview with the Vampire
Anne Rice · 1976
A vampire named Louis tells his centuries-long story to a reporter. Dark, sensual, and philosophical. The definitive vampire novel. Lestat is the villain we love.
Everything Is Fine (It's Very Much Not Fine)
WendyBird_Fic · 2019
A collection of timelines where Eleanor and Chidi find each other. Captures the humor and genuine warmth of the show in every version of the Good Place.