Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

68 reviews

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal death

perditorian's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Sexism, Domestic abuse, and Eating disorder

Minor: Animal death and Bullying

calicot's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Eating disorder and Rape

Minor: Body shaming and Vomit

lilysaintgeorge's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

It was very dark and scary at times. I felt sometimes like I wasn't smart enough to understand the symbolism, but I really enjoyed reading it. Overall it was about the violence inflicted on women's bodies by men, society, and ourselves. I adore Carmen Maria Machado's writing style, and I love how experimental she got, particularly in Especially Heinous. I also loved all of the perspectives on queerness throughout the stories, the depiction of queer domestic abuse in Mothers, the woman's relationship with her queer daughter in Eight Bites, the meta commentary on the crazy lesbian in The Resident. Cannot recommend enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Grief, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

hyac1nthgirl's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

machado's mastery of magical realism lends to an intense read that focuses on the struggles of women, from our sexuality to the politicization of our bodies. this collection made me want to crack open a notebook & take note of the way the english language was flexed and bended into such complex stories.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

jojo_'s review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Bullying, Child death, Gore, and Rape

jourdanicus's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Gore, Mental illness, and Rape

samanthaleereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Cursing, Animal death, and Body shaming