A review by amouria
A Thousand Beginnings and Endings by Elsie Chapman, Ellen Oh

3.0

This was a great collection of short stories from Asian cultures. And I can say "Asian" because the anthology includes Southeast and South Asian cultures too! Each author wrote versions of a story from their cultures and added their own twist. Some set their stories in a modern setting, others tried to make them more inclusive with sexual orientation and feminism. It was really cool to have these tales re-imagined for today's audience. I didn't love each story. Some of them felt undeveloped or condensed due to the constraint of being a short story (which impacted my rating). But I did find some gems. My favorite stories were "Forbidden Fruit" by Roshani Chokshi and "The Smile" by Aisha Saeed.