A review by kaileehaong
Gods of Want: Stories by K-Ming Chang

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

K-Ming Chang is one if those writers that seems to be able to effortlessly and seamlessly blur the lines between poetry and fiction. You hang on every sentence, every word, to find bits and pieces of meaning spread throughout.  She weaves together myth, family, coming-of-age, womanhood, etc. into a very spellbinding collection of weird little stories. My favorite stories of the collection: Nüwa, Dykes, Mariela… but loved so many of the others as well.