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Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

16 reviews

dromedaryreader's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I loved some of the stories in this book. Others seemed lazy and were too caught up in small details to work as a short story. Eight Bites, Mothers, Difficult At Parties, and The Husband Stitch were my personal favorites. Inventory and The Resident were alright. I was not a fan of Real Women Have Bodies or Especially Heinous.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Gore, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Misogyny, Outing, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Medical content, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Suicide

woweewhoa's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

This is a weighed review because if Especially Heinous was on its own, I'd rate it 5 Stars. The writing is haunting and the way it describes things is very vivid. I enjoyed it a lot!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

sabrinames's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Rape

Moderate: Sexual assault

ruthbreakher's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

The book is confusing at times, but maybe I just need to read this like I'm a engl 302 teacher

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Body horror, Blood, Gore, Eating disorder, Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical content

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Vomit, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Rape, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Murder, Medical content, Grief, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Chronic illness, Death, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

5aru's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

I loved these. I normally do not enjoy short story reading, as it doesn't suit my reading habits (I like to read a lot in a single sitting), but Machado's writing is phenomenal. Surgically precise and emotionally raw, her stories do not shy away from the dark recesses of humanity, and especially of womanhood; I loved the way she uses the supernatural to enhance her storytelling in a way that leaves you wondering, hovering between one world and the other and wondering what is real, or whether the real matters at all.

I advise a bit of care if picking this one up, as the stories deal with rather dark themes that may be potentially triggering, and Machado does not skimp on description.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Sexual content, Vomit, Eating disorder, and Death

Moderate: Gore and Suicidal thoughts

bhavik's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Suicidal thoughts