A review by oosij
Bliss Montage by Ling Ma

3.5

i want to start off by saying i loved ling ma's SEVERANCE, so much so that i ended up purchasing the book after reading a library copy. while i love ma's expert grasp on surrealism even in this anthology of short stories, BLISS MONTAGE didn't hit the same way. this is purely a personal skill issue (lol), as i acknowledge the disorienting beauty of ma's commentary on race, gender, and just the everyday relationships you form in your life; i just wasn't as invested in the stories. i understand this is a shitty way to review a book - to compare an author's works against each other - but perhaps i just had too high expectations? or perhaps my brain power just isn't firing on all cylinders during this weird lapse in time between christmas and new years. 

maybe i'll read it again in the future and have a completely different view then. it certainly seems like the perfect book for that type of thing.