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Bound in Flesh: An Anthology of Trans Body Horror by Lor Gislason

2 reviews

sarah984's review

dark

3.0

I always seem to find anthologies hit or miss and this book fits that pattern. A lot of the stories leaned into the weird transgressive space body horror offers as a playground in a way that was really interesting even if I couldn't say I enjoyed it, and the trans lens in many of the stories was really compelling. However there were a few that were stretching the limits (heh) of what I would consider body horror and one story I outright hated, so I'm rounding the average at 3/5.

Top faves: Long Fingers by Layne Van Rensberg, Lady Davelina's Last Pet by Charles-Elizabeth Boyles, Man of the House by Lillian Boyd.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Sexual content

Moderate: Transphobia, Medical content, and Dysphoria

Minor: Ableism, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Child death, Cannibalism, Hate crime, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, and Pregnancy

ramreadsagain's review

dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

An excellent collection of short stories, with a great mix of disturbing, creepy, odd and horrifying. I can definitely see how trans people in particular can have an intimate relationship with body horror, and these stories are a powerful representation of this. 

Some favourites include The Haunting of Aiden Finch (which is great for creepypasta fans), Lady Davelina’s Last Pet, Long Fingers, and the final three especially! 

Some were a bit of a miss for me, but I still absolutely recommend this anthology! 

I was offered a free copy of this book by Book Sirens and am leaving this review voluntarily. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Body horror, and Gore

Moderate: Vomit, Pregnancy, and Sexual violence

Minor: Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Religious bigotry