There is something achingly and electrically familiar about the way that Fu characterizes the many dangers of modern life. Well-paced, clear, and confident, the narration navigates both the familiar and the absurd with deftness and wit. Fu’s prose is unembellished but often sparsely beautiful and, true to its title, is deeply resonant for a modern audience. Though surprised when we initially find ourselves presented with the unfamiliar or the absurd, we soon find ourselves wondering why a Time Cube is any more difficult to believe than, say, an Apple Watch or a 3D Printer. Despite these alterations, the twists are so seamlessly woven into the fabric of our known world that we quickly come to accept them as just another aspect of reality. Ordinary life is teased apart and then slightly altered: a technology is added, a natural process is exaggerated, a standard element of life inexplicably disappears. in each story, Fu is determined to take reality and twist it. Fu’s writing has often been highlighted for its precision and freshness, and her latest publication does not disappoint, offering us a novel, sharp, and insightful perspective on the concept of normalcy. a short story collection containing twelve narratives that, though disparate in plot and subject, come together in a thematic and emotional symphony.
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