A review by capy
Bliss Montage by Ling Ma

3.0

It is in the most surreal situations that a person feels the most present, the closest to reality.

interesting + weird collection; as someone who avoids blurbs, the title created a hopeful expectation for the book that i had to shake off — this is not a happy book!!! the stories are solid, never felt like a story needed more (maybe sometimes it needed less); 'peking duck' is definitely the highlight. ling ma feels like a trustworthy go-to author for a good weird time, will get to 'severance' as soon as i'm in the mood for a dystopian vibe

los angeles: ★★✰✰✰.5
oranges: ★★★✰✰.5
g: ★★★✰✰.5
yeti lovemaking: ★✰✰✰✰
returning: ★★★✰✰.5
office hours: ★★✰✰✰
peking duck: ★★★★✰ 
tomorrow: ★★★✰✰

A boy, at best, can adore his mother, but a girl can understand her. When the doctor told me it was a girl, I thought, Now I will be understood.