Ken Liu is a master of the short story format. With the exception of the one excerpt from his upcoming novel, each story is masterfully crafted for length. None seem incomplete or unable to stand alone.

Many of the stories in this collection are interconnected, which makes the collection seem a bit repetitive. They are also more political (rather than just beautifully written) then I remember his collection being. It's a little hard to read stories of the death and destruction during COVID-19, but that's not Liu's fault.