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She licked her lips. “Are you hungry?” she said. “I’m hungry.” I must have looked worried, for she said, “For some chicken, moron.”Which is how the pichal pairi and I went to eat Shahi Murgh Chanay at Lakshmi.i'll be honest, i didn't think i was going to like this one. the romance, the hashtaggy title, the teeth-grittingly, cringe-inducing description of farah as Woke, but somehow vintage at the same time; all signs pointed to Not for Me. and yet...as it went on, once the sweet meet-cuterie of i...
I really wanted this to be longer as it felt tantalisingly unfinished to me. Loved the concept, the cultures in which it takes place, the characters. I must find out more about this writer.
This was such an interesting and spooky tale. Romance, supernatural beings, monsters, and more. I liked the way it was written and I really liked seeing Raza and Farah get together, find each other despite one being a supernatural being and the other being human. The ending made me both sad and happy.Not sure how I felt about the disease given we are in one now and reading about lockdowns and death is not helping my mind. :|
Lovely, a COVID romance, with magic thrown in.
Magical, incredible details. A very rich read. I liked Farah a lot; didn't like the pov character so much (he seemed to kind of fetishize her even while watching her struggles to fight against that?).I should have realized beforehand from the description that this was a cv-19 story, but I would like it if publishers were more explicit about it. We're living out a traumatic event right now. (view spoiler)[And humans aren't as lucky as this journalist to get people back when they're gone from it.
4,5
I liked the setting. Since the story happens in Pakistan and narrated by a native, it rings true, even if it has a lot of cultural and culinary references that are weird and foreign to a non-native. But that's what makes these stories fun, doesn't it? Learning about a whole different culture. Unfortunately, the story itself is rather underwhelming.
I love a good framing device, and as usual Malik has a great one - this story is so aware of what it tells us and what it doesn't. I also loved the little details about the characters and the city they lived in - Farah's outfits, that little girl and her father with the sign that said "DISTRIBUTE MITHAI. IT’S A GIRL!", this strangely charming section where they're talking about the things they love (Rang de Basanti, mangoes) and hate (the Jonas brothers, dahi bhallay).
A story that starts as a series of interviews between a journalist and a person in Pakistan who is said to be a pichal pairi, a 'monster' with reversed feet. The initial impression is of a story of a man meeting an unusual girl with a defect, not a supernatural monster. They then proceed to be attracted to each other and a develop a romantic relationship.But there are moments of unusual activity and behaviour that betray that she may be more than just a person with deformed feet. And it is only
Magical and thought provoking and so topical!
A modern tale of star-crossed love set against the backdrop of the 2020 pandemic. Pichal pairis are reverse-footed female creatures of the mountainous regions of Pakistan and India. In this beautifully written short story, a modern pichal pairi agrees to interview with a journalist, and they fall in love. Unexpected and sad.
Vividly imagined and modern.Splendidly imagined cross-being love. Perhaps an allegory of the loss left by epidemics. Perhaps of the loss when love passes and passions intrude. Touches on post-colonial retaking of myths and natural spaces. If you like the synthesis of fairy tales and love stories and expert scene-setting or evocative dialogue, read it.
A Tor.com short story. Well written but not really my kind of story. Many Woke and COVID-19 references which is becoming very common these days. Not the place to explain my views on the way the Woke movement (however well intentioned) is spoiling SF at the moment.
Intriguing and engaging.
4.5fucking cool
