Salt Fish Girl

I loved this book up to the end, when everything seemed rushed. It has great world-building, great characterization, and an intriguing double story line which comes together in a fascinating but clunky way. There's science fiction, Chinese creation mythology, and magical realism. And it uses the odors and the sense of smell as its primary descriptors, specifically, the urine-peppery smell of the durian fruit. Lots of interesting ingredients that made for a wholly odd and mostly satisfying story. The book was nominated for several awards including the Otherwise Award for its focus on gender issues in genre fiction.

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