A review by josiah17
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu

emotional informative reflective

4.5

This was an incredibly rich, moving, and thought-provoking collection of short stories. Ken Liu has a brilliant mind and has wonderful writing. I found so many stories to be introspective, emotional, human, and very philosophical in an approachable manner. Liu interweaves so many strong and relevant themes into his works. I can't wait to read his long form fiction in The Dandelion Dynasty series. Some of my favorite stories I want to highlight were "The Bookmaking Habits of Select Species," "Good Hunting,"   "The Literomancer," the titular story "The Paper Menagerie," and "An Advanced Readers' Picture Book of Comparative Cognition." 

I highly recommend this collection of short fiction to everyone.
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