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Self-Portrait with Ghost: Short Stories

by Meng Jin

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  spiritedstardust | Sep 21, 2023 |
I found this collection of short stories interesting. Not my type reading style. What I found with these stories is that they touched on human emotions...love, loss, intelligent, wonder, etc. So, these stories were not just "stories" but ones that did make you think and ponder for a while.

While I did appreciate these stories, I did feel like I was more of an outsider trying to look in. There was never any moment where I could fully embrace the stories. This is because the characters were not really specific to any type of person. It was like the stories were of faceless people. So, I did struggle to fully become connected to what I was reading. Sometimes I would find myself rereading passages. Overall, this collection was good just not really for me. ( )
  Cherylk | Jul 5, 2023 |
Imaginative and very good writing. I’m not sure any of the stories really drew me in though, something always was a little detached. I’ll try reading her again someday and see if I feel more of a connection. ( )
  steve02476 | Jan 3, 2023 |
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