zisi 's review for:

Gods of Want: Stories by K-Ming Chang
5.0

Dark, experimental, mostly fantasy/surreal short stories rooted in the immigrant/queer/Taiwanese-American experiences of a young woman growing up in the Bay Area. Very good, so far (half done). Best story so far is the astonishing “Chorus of Dead Cousins,” originally published in McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern. K-Ming Chang’s first novel, Bestiary, has also recently been published and has won considerable acclaim. For a young writer, she’s very prolific and I look forward to reading more of her work. There’re a lot more stories and poems available free on her website, http://www.kmingcheng.com.