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On the Origin of Species and Other Stories
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Longlisted for the 2021 National Book Award in Translated Literature
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“2025 UPDATE:
I reread my five star books with great trepidation. What if I don't like it as much? What if I think my past self a brute and classless fool? I especially felt this way about this book given my original review, which I read with a great deal of humor and nostalgia.
On the Origin of Species and Other Stories remains a five star for me. It is a wonderful collection of science-fiction stories made more miraculous by the fact that I'm reading it in translation and not in its original language. It is also perhaps the most science-founded science fiction I have outside of Three Body Problem and some Ted Chiang. Kim masterfully toys with the very concept of evolution and ecological renaissance in a variety of wonderful fashions, from post-human to historical fiction. She writes not only compelling narratives, but also compelling existences.
As the Afterword puts it, "[o]vercoming human form, in Kim's world, is not quite a way of transcending our limits, as is often the case in superhero narratives, but rather a desperate attempt to survive by the marginalized and the vulnerable." Part of why I love Kim's writing is the fact that she writes beyond my own imagination, challenging how I see possibility. It can be rare to find literary minds like that, making my appreciation for her writing that much greater.
This book remains a pleasure to read. I still recommend it, and while it is not everyone's cup of tea it remains a masterful work of both literature and translation.”
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