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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-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
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was so enthralled by this collection when I started reading it, but after some time, the stories became repetitive. I thought a few could have been removed or combined.
The writing is quite abject at times. All about pee and poo and whatnot and after time it started to feel like it was there for the sake of being subversive rather than for the sake of imagery. Like there is a line in the last story about dogs being shot and driven over, turning them into "patties", which was just unnecessary to me. I don't want to read about a mass death of dogs that adds nothing to the story.
But the writing was also stunning in many places. There's a great flavour to the magic relaism and just weirdness that I loved and think is especially meaningful in a sapphic collection.
The writing is quite abject at times. All about pee and poo and whatnot and after time it started to feel like it was there for the sake of being subversive rather than for the sake of imagery. Like there is a line in the last story about dogs being shot and driven over, turning them into "patties", which was just unnecessary to me. I don't want to read about a mass death of dogs that adds nothing to the story.
But the writing was also stunning in many places. There's a great flavour to the magic relaism and just weirdness that I loved and think is especially meaningful in a sapphic collection.
challenging
dark
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
reflective
medium-paced
the writing style is astounding and my favourite part of the collection. i liked the variety of themes, and how they focused on queer and asian american experiences. personal favourites are the chorus of dead cousins, episodes of hoarders, nüwa, and homophone.
dark
emotional
slow-paced
This was the April book for a queer literature bookclub I'm a part of.
The first section, Mothers, was amazing. So beautifully written, stories of people and relationships. I didn't get much into the Myths section. I kept getting pulled back to reality, unable to maintain the fantasy element in my head. I can read speculative fiction/fantasy, but the internal logic of these fantasy worlds didn't gel in my head. Moths combines these elements more (the relationships and the fantastical). It definitely pulled it off better than Myths.
I'm torn on what to think of it as a cohesive unit. Short stories usually aren't my vibe. Mothers made me optimistic that this would be Afterparties-level good. But the rest of it doesn't meet that standard. There are a couple stories that flat out weirded me out / made me a bit uncomfortable in its content. I feel like I can't give something 4+ stars when there are constituent parts I find off like that. I'd suggest sections or stories in this to people, but not the collection itself.
The first section, Mothers, was amazing. So beautifully written, stories of people and relationships. I didn't get much into the Myths section. I kept getting pulled back to reality, unable to maintain the fantasy element in my head. I can read speculative fiction/fantasy, but the internal logic of these fantasy worlds didn't gel in my head. Moths combines these elements more (the relationships and the fantastical). It definitely pulled it off better than Myths.
I'm torn on what to think of it as a cohesive unit. Short stories usually aren't my vibe. Mothers made me optimistic that this would be Afterparties-level good. But the rest of it doesn't meet that standard. There are a couple stories that flat out weirded me out / made me a bit uncomfortable in its content. I feel like I can't give something 4+ stars when there are constituent parts I find off like that. I'd suggest sections or stories in this to people, but not the collection itself.
challenging
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A