5/7/2023 0 Comments Bliss montage stories![]() ![]() Bliss Montage presents a strange and compelling intersection between stark realism and absurd fantasy. ![]() The stories in this collection progress in a pleasantly disorienting way, drifting through dreamlike scenarios that are at turns nightmarish, queasy, funny, or some combination of all three. Enchanting, full of intelligence, dry humor, and an appealing self-awareness." - Publishers Weekly " does not disappoint." -Liberty Hardy, Book Riot, "Best New Short Story Collections" "Ling Ma is a master at subverting expectations. Haunting and artful." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) " fantastical and often brilliant collection. These are rich themes, and explores them with the logic of dreams. Ma also writes about motherhood and academic life and abusive relationships. The ideas of home and belonging recur throughout the collection. ![]() " uses elements of the fantastic but grounds them in a reality that is more recognizably our own. ![]()
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