A review by teawolf
The Fox Woman by Kij Johnson

5.0

Incredibly well-researched. I studied the Heian period a lot in college and reading this felt so much like reading the old stories, but in a modern voice. Johnson clearly put so much thought and effort into her writing. So much detail, a beautiful writing style that helps develop each character, and then the themes... I felt completely immersed. And I love the way she wrote about the foxes' illusions. What is real? It seems easy to tell, and then you question what 'real' means. In Buddhism, everything is transient and illusory, after all.