Haley’s Reviews > The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories > Status Update

Net novels and the she era: I’m always interested to hear about internet cultures and how they developed. While this was certainly not a community I’m familiar with, I found it a so so essay. 3 stars.

The mountain and the secret of their names: I generally enjoyed this, but I wanted just a little more. 3 stars.

The woman carrying a corpse: I liked the structure of this, but I have to admit that I don’t fully get it. 3 stars

The painter: not sure if I’m getting burnt out on short stories or what, but I couldn’t get into this one either. Skimmed some, but I just did not enjoy the writing

New year paining, unnamed color on rice paper: I just could not get into this one, dnf

Dragonslaying: I mean, what a concept. But I can’t say I enjoyed reading it. 2 stars

Is there such a thing as feminine quietness?: this essay was a look into the tough work of translation. It was something I’ve heard and considered before, and used Mulan as a very relevant example. However, I wish their thoughts at the end about translators choosing to translate gender may be losing some meaning would have been explored more given the context of this anthology.

A brief history of beinakan disasters as told in a significant language: wow this was a fun idea! I’d have loved to read more in a fully fledged story. 4.5 stars

To procure jade: I liked the start of this, but really disliked the over explanation at the end. I acknowledge that I would not have had the references to understand the story without it, but I wish it was presented differently. 3 stars

The name of the dragon: this felt like three different stories without a strong enough connection, though I enjoyed the style of storytelling. 2.5 stars.