A review by yccngz
Those Who Make Us: Canadian Creature, Myth, and Monster Stories, by Kelsi Morris, Rati Mehrotra, Andrew Sullivan, Rebecca Schaeffer, Dominik Parisien, Delani Valin, Braydon Beaulieu, Corey Redekop, Andrew Wilmot, Andrea Bradley, Stephen Michell, Angeline Woon, Kaitlin Tremblay, Alex C. Renwick, Michal Wojcik, Helen Marshall, Chadwick Ginther, Kate Story, Renee Salkikar, Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler
Did not finish book.
I read 12 of the 16 stories in this anthology. I didn't read them in order.
The stories were so CREATIVE! I think I wasn't in the right mindset for those types of stories because every time I finished one, it would leave me confused. Many stories didn't leave a lasting impression on me, I felt like reading through them was going through the motions. I wasn't fully enjoying this book and that it why I brought it back to the library. The stories in this book are WEIRD (in the best way possible!) so I wouldn't recommend them to just anyone. The stories were written in different point of view but all carried a similar mood that I struggled to get used to...
I did appreciate that just how Canada is multicultural, this book shows monsters from a variety of myths in different cultures! It showed how folklore travels with immigration and I really liked that!
Reading about Canadian characters also makes me happy because I love being able to feel the mood of the city in which it takes place, something I can only really do with Canadian cities. I love being able to connect to the setting as well as the characters.
The stories were so CREATIVE! I think I wasn't in the right mindset for those types of stories because every time I finished one, it would leave me confused. Many stories didn't leave a lasting impression on me, I felt like reading through them was going through the motions. I wasn't fully enjoying this book and that it why I brought it back to the library. The stories in this book are WEIRD (in the best way possible!) so I wouldn't recommend them to just anyone. The stories were written in different point of view but all carried a similar mood that I struggled to get used to...
I did appreciate that just how Canada is multicultural, this book shows monsters from a variety of myths in different cultures! It showed how folklore travels with immigration and I really liked that!
Reading about Canadian characters also makes me happy because I love being able to feel the mood of the city in which it takes place, something I can only really do with Canadian cities. I love being able to connect to the setting as well as the characters.