A review by firefilia
The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories by Regina Kanyu Wang, Yu Chen

5.0

I don’t typically rate or review anthologies because the quality and theme story to story will vary so wildly it doesn’t seem fair to me. This collection, however, was one of the most cohesive, beautiful, educational, and thoughtful anthologies I have ever read. The language, stories, and interjections of context and Chinese history come together so beautifully to provide a collection of characters, worlds, and folklore containing female and non-binary characters that blew me away. I found myself smiling with delight while reading this, and have learned a lot from the editors’ commentary.