The Future Library

“But Claire could always draw me out of a mood, no matter how dark. To comfort me, she started talking about books and immortality, about how she felt that an author and their art were one and the same. That an author's works were not like children, but more like incarnations. They were their authors. And that as long as people continued to read them, they would live on. ‘When writers die, they become books,' one of her favorite authors was famously attributed as having said, she told me.”

This was amazing; brilliant and fascinating with a wide array of emotions.

Read at: https://www.tor.com/2021/08/18/the-future-library-peng-shepherd/

I'd heard of the Future Library (real) and this was horrifying in all the ways government is horrible. Very unique and still uplifting.

Three months later, I'm still thinking about this immersive, haunting story.

Beautiful and sad!

Wow. That is the overwhelming feeling upon finishing this short story. And also some tears because it is moving and beautiful but also utterly heartbreaking. The author covers everything in these few pages - a future earth which is rapidly declining; the last surviving forest in the world; a person's love for her wife and their beautiful trees which they nurture like children; the words anyone chooses to leave behind and the ones who are compassionate enough to listen - this is a poignant story about love and loss and legacy in a world where humanity can't stop itself from destroying the earth.

English
Beautiful, heartbreaking, and magical at the same time. Really excited to read more from this author.

Español
Hermoso, desgarrador y mágico al mismo tiempo. Estoy emocionada de leer más obras de este autor.