5 reviews for:

Mrs. Ted Bliss

Stanley Elkin

3.14 AVERAGE


Absolutely brilliant!

Highly do NOT recommend. Main character may be a lovely lady and the depiction of retirees in FL spot on, but the plot made zero sense and I just couldn’t wait for it to be over. Rarely do I dislike a book, so do yourself a favor: National Book Award or no…just skip it! Plus, it took me FOREVER! And I usually whip through books. Just UGh!

Could not get into this book. Very slow, stream of consciousness style very irritating, and a boring story. Kept falling asleep when reading! Quit when 1/3 way through.

Abandoned. Wish I could have stuck it out as the demographic was intriguing—Jewish housewife/widow who gets mixed up with the mob unaware to her. More tedious than exciting.

DNF @ 5%. Didn't enjoy the writing style