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O corpo dela e outras farras by Carmen Maria Machado

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zcarver's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

5.0

nannah's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

sandpiiper's review against another edition

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2.0

i really enjoyed ‘mothers’— the symbolism, the plot, the characters, the detail— but all of the other stories were just. bland. maybe i am not galaxy brain enough to understand them but they were far too boring and horny for me to like

pettigrew143's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

sarahmikayla's review against another edition

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challenging dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

futurama1979's review against another edition

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4.0

This was a super cohesive collection. It was heady and dark and close and warm. It had just the right amount of folklore, mythology, and the urban legends we would tell as kids at sleepovers.

The only thing that kept this from a 5/5 isn't a reflection on Machado's craft or storytelling abilities, it was a personal thing. Some of these stories didn't click with me, which is fair, because they weren't written for me. Especially Heinous is a masterpiece of a novella, though, seriously.