The stories in 'Green Frog' are wildly entertaining and wonderfully diverse

Gina Chung's Green Frog is a fantastic medley of short stories that dance between literary fiction, fable, Korean folklore, and science fiction.

Wildly entertaining, wonderfully diverse, and always delivered with a superb understanding of pacing and economy of language, the stories in this collection are full of emotional intelligence but also prove Chung isn't afraid to explore what genre mixing can do for short narratives.

Writing about collections is always tricky because not every story can fit into a review. In the case of, where none of the 15 stories are mediocre, it's even more difficult. Thankfully, there are some tales that demand individual attention. "How to Eat Your Own Heart," which kicks off the collection, offers a set of instructions to cut your heart out of your chest, prepare it, and eat in a way that will lead to its regrowth. Strangely funny and a tad unsettling, this one establishes the tone for the stories that follow.