3.27k reviews for:

Bliss Montage

Ling Ma

3.91 AVERAGE

jill_reads's review against another edition

3.0

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I liked these short stories and appreciated the slightly surreal nature of some of them. But can’t really think of any of them that really stuck out to me as a favourite or particularly notable one.

sbellreads's review against another edition

3.75

dark funny tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

martynamicha's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful tense

itsyourgirlquinn's review against another edition

3.75

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bookish_sabrina's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective sad

sammieiris's review against another edition

4.75

reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lfeels's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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points off for the final story and i mean that. but otherwise very engaging and interesting 

sassygtm's review against another edition

5.0

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

surbhibee's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mothmanslover's review against another edition

4.25

challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I just finished this collection and my head is still reeling. What a wild ride. I feel like I’d have to read each one at least 3 times to really “get it”.  But not in a bad way! I very much enjoyed reading them, I just feel like I have so many questions and could keep learning from them too. Bliss Montage is a very surreal and strange journey. Each story kept my attention and left me aching for more. In some ways that feeling was unsatisfying, and in other ways extremely satisfying. As a lover of bizarre books and short stories, I would definitely recommend others give this a try.