Status Updates From The Paper Menagerie and Oth...

Literomancer -

.. I’m crying

Good Hunting -

!!!! Colonialism and folklore!!! Would read 500 more pages of this

The perfect match
- Clever little twists and turns - definitely done ten times over in other media and books but a fun short story

State change
- Stopppp this was so beautifully written wtf. I loved loved loved this metaphor for life and human connections

The bookmaking habits of select species
- I adored this short story. It felt weirdly reminiscent of my childhood - being lost in the world books open up, a degree of fantastical elements integrated into the story telling. If I’m being pretentious about a 9 page short story:

The world and universe is big and vast and experienced so differently yet the sameness permeates all our lives.

The paper menagerie was zo mooi 🥺🥺🥺

The Litigation Master and the Monkey King: ★★★★☆

"But the past lives on in the form of memories, and those in power are always going to want to erase and silence the past, to bury the ghosts."

Achei interessante que manteve, de certa forma, o mesmo tema do conto anterior mas dessa vez contado pelo lado oprimido.

A Brief History of the Trans-Pacific Tunnel: ★★★☆☆

"Make the secret a bit harder to keep. That counts for something."

wow ken liu really foresaw the rise of people who are unable to do anything without Chat