Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

219 reviews

danielsal31's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Misogyny

mirasu's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

2.5

Alas... Her Body and Other Parties felt sophomoric and contrived. Machado's technical skills far surpass her conceptual premises here. It's interesting to compare these stories to In the Dream House, though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Vomit, Dysphoria, Medical trauma, Sexual content, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

frogreads_'s review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

This book is lovingly and hauntingly well-written. Even though i didn't understand the analogies in some stories (and looked up each story after) i adored the way each one was written. I am left both hollow and full; the way a truly good book does. 

The only reason this is not marked higher is because of my difficulty of understanding. Some of these stories are red hot wires of pain and trauma and then they're gone- and im left grasping to find the purpose of the story itself. I look forward to the day the author releases a longform story and we are allowed to grow, blossom, and die with the main characters. 

Her characters are deep from the start and complicated like a dream you barely remember. All of these stories are feminist, predominantly queer, and have an edge of mental health and i appreciate them for that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual content

Moderate: Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, and Mental illness

Minor: Vomit and Pregnancy

In my opinion some of these stories read like you are going through a dissociative fugue. You jump around and know as much as the main character does to the point where you are affected too-left feeling lost and confused, but taken all the same. This is very much in the stories The Resident and Mothers. Could be triggering for those who experience dissociation and/or derealization.

intoblossom's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Body horror

Moderate: Violence, Rape, Eating disorder, and Misogyny

saint_eleanor's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

This was cool but just didn’t shake me and grab me like i wanted it to. Super sexy, pretty unsettling at some parts, kind of loved/hated the whole Law and Order part. Did not enjoy the last two stories very much. But also was partially because i related to the characters a little too closely and felt like i was going crazy right along with them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault

gabbybobadilla's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual content, Vomit, Sexual violence, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

lady_valhella's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

2.0

This book is like an anthology of short stories. Some are interesting, some are intense but they are all a bit strange. One was especially hard to follow so i skipped it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Mental illness

honeyvoiced's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

favorites: especially heinous and real women have bodies

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Eating disorder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Rape, Alcohol, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Vomit

Minor: Homophobia

fairytalefootnotes's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Child death

thundrflap's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Sexual content

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Sexual assault