This is How You Die: Stories of the Inscrutable, Infallible, Inescapable Machine of Death by Ryan NorthMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Another awesome collection of short stories! This is the "sequel" to Machine of Death (if you haven't heard of either I would check out that one first). Not only is it a really interesting concept to begin with (a machine that gives you a cryptic message about how, but not when, you will die), but this second volume really took the concept places I would never have dreamed on my own. While I wouldn't say it is necessarily superior to the first volume, I did feel like it really broadened the horizons of how this idea could blossom.
Another nice aspect is that, because it is a collection of short stories from different authors, if you find yourself reading a story you aren't fond of it will be over soon! Downside is that some of the ones you really enjoy you just want to keep going!
Overall, it is a great read and a stunning exploration of human creativity (and morbidity)!
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