A review by apollinares
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I'm not normally as gripped by short stories as I was by these. Each of them was beautifully written, haunting, oddly relatable, in a fractured kind of way.

I wish the endings were more solidified though - I found that it felt like some of the stories didn't know when and how TO end.