A review by laila4343
The Garden Party and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield

4.0

I read 18 out of 20 stories. After a while you just get tired of stories and want to sink your teeth into a meaty novel, you know? That said, Katherine Mansfield is amazing, and I can't believe I've never read her before now. Her stories feel really modern in a way, in part because the protagonists are usually women who are kind of clueless and wistful. Mansfield explored the restrictions and conventions place upon women of the early 20th century. She also was obviously a lover of the natural world and her prose sparkles with vivid natural imagery. I enjoyed these stories tremendously.