A review by khargaotte
Bliss and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

This was definitely not my cup of tea. It had sat in my physical TBR for nearly 10 years, and I am now mostly glad to have been done with it. I probably would have enjoyed these short stories more if I had read them as part of a class, or from an edition including some elements of analysis ; as it stands, reading this mostly felt like very long explanations of why every bored rich person is bored, miserable and most of all, not a good person, and that married couples all secretly despise the other.
I can feel that there is more under the surface, and I understand why there are often comparisons between Mansfield and Virginia Woolf - it's just not a style I enjoy.