Once things got going, I couldn't put it down! I have a keen interest in language and how it relates to the mind and consciousness, so I found this book fascinating. The book revolves around the method humans have cobbled together to speak to a group of aliens who are drastically different from humans in the way they think and communicate. Their speech goes beyond sound, and in fact, simply creating the same sound artificially will not make words understandable to them. Highly recommended!

(safety rating: flexible thinking about what is appropriate sexual behavior, but nothing graphic, some language)