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A review by emilyrowanstudio
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Spooky, sexy, dark, dystopian, experimental, this short story collection about the reality of women's lives pushes the boundaries of what storytelling can be and I LOVED that ('Inventory' was literally a list of every person the narrator had ever slept with, yet also contained a plot about a global pandemic?!) I only wish i'd read the book rather than listened to the audio version as unfortunately some of the non-traditional modes of storytelling didn't lend themselves well to an audio version.
My fave stories were The Inventory, Real Women Have Bodies, Eighr Bites.
My fave stories were The Inventory, Real Women Have Bodies, Eighr Bites.