Reviews

Gods of Want: Stories by K-Ming Chang

josie_wu's review

5.0

Very cohesive and creative. Sometimes I think the stories are too driven by language, though

coatpocketcreature's review

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Violence

janeaustentatious2's review

adventurous challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

al_qu_17's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

bartlebebop's review

4.0

[3.5 stars] I hate that I finally had the chance to finish this one because I randomly caught covid and am out of work for five days, but here we are. There are some really unique sapphic stories in this short story collection. However, it heavily skews towards magical realism which isn't typically my thing. Worth the read though in my opinion.

vivithefrog's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

5erinnicole's review against another edition

The language and writing is beautiful - but I just never found myself reaching for it. The brain power needed to keep reading was too much. Maybe I’ll return to it over the summer 

alexandriaslibrary's review against another edition

dark funny reflective medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

K-Ming Chang has such a unique voice, and it's perfect for me. A blend of the poetic and the horrific, bodily and queasy. These stories compliment each other thematically and stand out as some of the most original and brilliant fiction of our time! 

Throughout these stories women of Taiwanese descent bicker, turn into animals, disappear, fuck, and test the bonds that unite them. You feel so present in these pages, sweaty and grimy or exhilarated and alert. Also sooooo gay <3 

evelyn_delivett's review

challenging emotional funny mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

danidontduit's review

5.0

gorgeously written with layers and layers of metaphor and subtext, every sentence can stand as a poem; reading it gives the sense of pulling apart barbed wire. all the imagery suggests it as such too, a kind of beautiful and very visceral horror. in other words, haunting & lovely!!