"[ A] brilliant mosaic novel...These stories straddle the lines between science fiction, fantasy, fairy tale, and acute reality." "Un-su Kim is a tremendous writer" "Showcases his sly, surreal, dark humor about all the ways humans are, well, not particularly human." "This charming and fantastical book is sure to introduce Kim to a whole new legion of weird fiction fans, ideal for readers of Han Kangs The Vegetarian and the works of Haruki Murakami." "Kim deftly juggles both macro-level and micro-level ideas about social roles, purpose, and personal narrative." "What begins as a rather whimsical set of stories turns into a much darker novel, raising issues of difference and acceptance, what people must do to survive, and what is truly monstrous." "Surprising and enchanting" "comic, heartbreaking and terrifying."
