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A review by moth_dance
Gods of Want: Stories by K-Ming Chang
5.0
Wildly weird short stories. Exactly what I want from a contemporary short story collection. Each one stands out as complex magical-realism diasporic fables that are as unique as they feel universal.
I'm glad I took my time with this one, too. Obviously, I lived for the Moths section at the end of the book. “Mariela” completely stole my heart (and right after finishing a very disappointing historical fiction arc...) Following these two friends around during their brutal exploration of each other and their world had just the right amount of raw and alert details. It felt like an a24 short; my love language basically.
I'm glad I took my time with this one, too. Obviously, I lived for the Moths section at the end of the book. “Mariela” completely stole my heart (and right after finishing a very disappointing historical fiction arc...) Following these two friends around during their brutal exploration of each other and their world had just the right amount of raw and alert details. It felt like an a24 short; my love language basically.