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The Paper Menagerie
Nov. 7th, 2025 03:29 pmThe Paper Menagerie and Other Stories is a short story collection by Ken Liu.
All the stories are either science-fiction or have fantasy elements - and they are very varied in tone, subject matter and style.
Some have a fairly standard linear format, while others spans huge lengths of time or take the form of transcripts, reports or pseudo-nonfiction narratives.
All the ones I read were all well-written, and some I enjoyed very much. But others went right over my head and still others were incredibly horrible or very, very sad.
At about the halfway point, I decided I wasn't getting as much out of the collection overall as I'd hoped and decided not to carry on.
But for anyone who likes challenging narratives that take a bit of thought, and isn't too put off by tragedy or violence, I would definitely recommend giving these a go.
All the stories are either science-fiction or have fantasy elements - and they are very varied in tone, subject matter and style.
Some have a fairly standard linear format, while others spans huge lengths of time or take the form of transcripts, reports or pseudo-nonfiction narratives.
All the ones I read were all well-written, and some I enjoyed very much. But others went right over my head and still others were incredibly horrible or very, very sad.
At about the halfway point, I decided I wasn't getting as much out of the collection overall as I'd hoped and decided not to carry on.
But for anyone who likes challenging narratives that take a bit of thought, and isn't too put off by tragedy or violence, I would definitely recommend giving these a go.
