Monstress (short story collection)

Monstress is a 2012 collection of stories by Lysley Tenorio.

First edition (publ. Ecco Books)

Plot

In "Monstress", Filipina actress Reva Gogo and her B-Movie director boyfriend go to Los Angeles hoping that an American director can help them be successful.[1]

In "Help", a man recruits his nephew to fight the Beatles for being rude to Imelda Marcos.[2]

In "Superassassin", an isolated boy writes a biographical report on the Green Lantern and practices being a super-powered avenger with disastrous results.

In "Felix Starro", the grandson of a famous Filipino faith healer plans his escape from the family business.

In "The Brothers", a man buries his transgender sister with the help of her friend and remembers the brother he lost.[3]

In "The View From Culion", a young woman raised in a leper colony strikes up a tentative friendship with a US Navy officer afflicted with the disease.[4]

In "Save the I-Hotel", an elderly man tries to manage his homosexual desire for his oldest friend.[1]

References
  1. Laura Collins-Hughes (February 4, 2012). "'Monstress' by Lysley Tenorio". The Boston Globe. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
  2. "Mnstress". Kirkus Reviews. December 15, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
  3. Alexander Chee (February 1, 2012). "'Monstress': The Beautiful And The Damned". NPR. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
  4. Brandi K. Herrera (February 18, 2012). "'Monstress' review: Caught in a holding pattern, straddling a divide". Oregon Live. Retrieved February 21, 2012.


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