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A review by octavia_cade
Once Upon a Time in Aotearoa by Tina Makereti
4.0
This is a fantastic collection, in both senses of the word. It's mostly focused, I think, on boundaries - what it's like to live in the spaces between stories, between histories. It's got a distinctly New Zealand flavour, which is always something I enjoy, mixing mythology and modern life in stories that are sharp and frequently surprising.
I think my favourite was "shapeshifter", the Pania of the Reef story. I also really enjoyed the blackly humorous "blink", in which a young woman either spends time with an alien or alienates herself from another person - or both. I prefer to think of it as both. It's funnier (and sadder) that way.
I think my favourite was "shapeshifter", the Pania of the Reef story. I also really enjoyed the blackly humorous "blink", in which a young woman either spends time with an alien or alienates herself from another person - or both. I prefer to think of it as both. It's funnier (and sadder) that way.