Reviews

Eastern Heathens: An Anthology of Subverted Asian Folklore by Chan Ziqian, Li Huijia, Jason Erik Lundberg, Jennani Durai, Hoa Pham, Jon Gresham, Jeannine Hall Gailey, Bryan Cheong, Zeny May Recidoro, Anila Angin, Cyril Wong, Abha Iyengar, Ng Yi-Sheng, Alfian Sa'at, Amanda Lee Koe

teseyasfalcon's review

4.0

3.5*. Really wanted to like this; loved some, didn't really care for others :') The danger of anthologies, I suppose

happentobeshort's review

3.0

First off I just want to take a moment to appreciate how PRETTY this book is!!! It's such a small thing but I have small hands, so I always appreciate it when things are my size and don't make me feel like an infant. ANYWAY, the people they chose to contribute to this anthology were all so good. I feel like it was pretty well rounded!! I LOVED LOVED LOVED the Ramayana retelling!! I can't remember now who wrote it, but it was so good. I am briefly acquainted with the story myself so it was really fun to see the references while reading along.

The other story I really enjoyed was the one about Chang-E, because as anyone who knows me well enough knows, there are several paths to my heart, and one of them is SciFi. I was really into the world that was created to jump-start the retelling and I would love to read more about it! The other thing I appreciate about this anthology is that after each story, there is an explanation on the original folk tale so that the reader can truly appreciate the story. WELL DONE MY DUDES.

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