Gods of Want
Delightful
Layered
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Gods of Want Stories

K-Ming Chang2022
"In "Auntland," a steady stream of aunts adjust to American life by sneaking surreptitious kisses from women at temple, buying tubs of strawberry ice-cream to prepare for citizenship tests, and hatching plans to name their daughter "Dog." In "The Chorus of Dead Cousins," ghost-cousins cross space, seas, and skies to haunt their live-cousin, wife to a storm-chaser. In "Xífù," a mother-in-law tortures a wife in increasingly unsuccessful attempts to rid the house of her. In "Mariela," two girls explore one another's bodies for the first time while in "Virginia Slim," a woman from a cigarette ad comes to life. And in "Resident Aliens," a former slaughterhouse serves as a residence to a series of widows, each harboring her own calamitous secrets"--
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Sophie Wang@downpour
3 stars
Jan 9, 2024
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Lindsay@schnurln
5 stars
Sep 6, 2022
Honest
Eloquent
Emotional
Delightful
Compelling
Meaningful
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katrina montgomery@katlillie
3 stars
May 4, 2024
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mico@micomi
4.5 stars
Mar 26, 2024
Candid
Layered
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Minh Ngo@minhjngo
3 stars
Mar 28, 2024
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ellie@hobbitgf
4 stars
Jan 7, 2024
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Joyce Gu@gujoyce1999
3 stars
Aug 1, 2023

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