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A review by djfreshjams
At the Mouth of the River of Bees: Stories by Kij Johnson
5.0
least favorites: schrödinger's cathouse, names for water, ponies, spar
favorites: the empress jingu fishes, 26 monkeys, fox magic, the cat who walked a thousand miles, the man who bridged the mist
there were a few in here I didn't enjoy at all (see: least favorites) but most of them good enough to merit five stars--most of my favorites were towards the beginning, though. the whole collection seems very focused on the idea of duality and the tension between two states, esp. in fox magic, schrödinger's cathouse, and the titular story, which made for an interesting through line.
favorites: the empress jingu fishes, 26 monkeys, fox magic, the cat who walked a thousand miles, the man who bridged the mist
there were a few in here I didn't enjoy at all (see: least favorites) but most of them good enough to merit five stars--most of my favorites were towards the beginning, though. the whole collection seems very focused on the idea of duality and the tension between two states, esp. in fox magic, schrödinger's cathouse, and the titular story, which made for an interesting through line.