A review by kleonard
Monstress: Stories by Lysley Tenorio

4.0

This collection of short stories focuses on Filipino life in the United States, families and communities in which old beliefs and traditions make life impossible, in authentic, and futile. A brother deals with his transphobia; a faith healer is forced to make decisions about his future; men grow old together, unable to acknowledge their emotions. The stories are revealing and beautifully written. I came away with more awareness, I think, of life in the Philippines and in American Filipino enclaves, instructed through these stories.