“When you love a thing too much, it is a special kind of pain to show it to others and to see that it is lacking.”

[2nd read] Nghi Vo's distinctive writing really makes it so easy to get lost in the story. The amount of depth that is put into these short stories astounds me. It felt like I watched a scene from a movie.

I don't want to give too much away but this takes place in the same world as TEOSAF and it's when these two people find themselves in the mercy of these tigers in a snowwy forest, to be vague. The prose isn't exactly lyrical but the overall vibe does give it that feeling. Reading the actual words and listening the audiobook were both very different experiences and I do recommend both/either one.

[1st read] such charming characters and stories that talk about the wonders of storytelling?? we love those.

↣ If you’re into short stories that pack a lot of themes and culture into it, you will fall in love with this series. Nghi Vo has such a unique voice and I could listen to the narrator of these audiobooks talk for hours. ↢

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⇢ content warnings// Animal death, Cannibalism, Cheating (minor), Death (on-page), Drug use, Gore, Manipulation, Murder, Sexual content, Violence
⇢ representation: Vietnamese cast and setting (coded), Non-binary main character, WLW main and side characters