A review by mmccombs
Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare by Megan Kamalei Kakimoto

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

3.5

This short story collection was fine! I don’t think this will stay with me, there were some interesting ideas but the writing was pretty bland. I did enjoy the sense of place and learning a bit more about Native Hawaiian culture. Themes about womanhood and desire and extraction and bodies linked the stories. I didn’t really care for  the constant fatphobia and wished for it to lean a bit harder into the horror element of some of these stories. Unsure if I would necessarily recommend this one, but do try it if you are interested in Hawaiian stories that are often strange and about how hard it is to exist as a woman.
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