A review by simonlorden
Infinitesimal: And Other Stories by Hanjing Wang

4.0

I received a copy from NetGalley, and this is my honest and voluntary review.

A collection of stories ranging from contemporary to historical, futuristic and dystopian (and one Greek Mythology retelling). They all have female main characters, dealing with human emotions, misogyny and expectations placed on women. Several of them have women loving women, including a retelling of Athena and Arachne which makes them lovers. :)

I loved the first story very much, and then the rest were good but none of them quite lived up to that first one. I think the ideas were imaginative, but the execution often felt clumsy. Some of the stories felt almost half-finished and could have been developed further. Things like a child in the late 1800s casually suggesting divorce to her mother took me out of the story sometimes. Etc.

I'm making some assumptions here, but overall this anthology had very Beginner Author vibes. It's imaginative and passionate and excited, and I think the author clearly has talent, so I'm curious to see what she'll come up with in the future.