A review by beanstew
At the Mouth of the River of Bees: Stories by Kij Johnson

1.0

I liked a couple of the stories a lot (the title story At the Mouth of the River of Bees, and 26 Monkeys), but mostly this collection wasn't really for me. I can see why there is so much praise for it, but for me these stories didn't really mean anything true, intellectually or emotionally. I skimmed a lot. Also I wasn't a fan of the seeming fetishy obsession with East Asian stories/myths/legends, co-opted into lackluster, shallow short stories.
As another reviewer said, there's just a disconnect between this collection and my tastes.