This collection of stories by Ken Liu is outstanding. These tales are written in a variety of styles, some affecting a nonfiction or documentary style, while others were written more like novels. Some contain fascinating folk tales, which relate to the main story. Also, these narratives vary greatly in length. I got into them all.

The Paper Menagerie is the stand-out, and I was not surprised to find that it won so many awards. I love the way that title takes on a double meaning as the title of this varied collection...I found Simulacrum, All the Flavors, A Brief History of the Trans-Pacific Tunnel, and The Man Who Ended History to be especially memorable. The way Liu combined history and science fiction in this last story was especially thought-provoking, and also focused on a historical subject I was unaware of before.

For some reason, I do not read many short story collections...it would have been unfortunate to have missed this one. I'd recommend it to anyone.