Reviews with content warning for Body horror - O corpo dela e outras partes

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O corpo dela e outras partes by Carmen Maria Machado

190 reviews

moreadsnrambles's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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maybreads's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark tense

I surprisingly really LOVED the SVU spoof. I was scared I wouldn't since I never watched that show but it was a real highlight and I am glad I saved it for last.

Some other stories I didn't quite get ngl

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effy's review against another edition

2.75

Firstly, I confused this book with Machado's other book so I went in with very different expectations for what this book would be. Secondly, I do not have the best history when it comes to short story collections.

I would recommend this book to people that enjoyed Growing Things & Other Stories by Paul Tremblay and / or Things We Do In the Dark by Kirsty Logan. There are definitely some recurring themes in this book which is both interesting to observe but also confusing as the narratives seem to blend into one another.

Overall, I would describe this book as weird but I found the individual stories captivating and compelling once I found my footing even if I felt confused. I would be interested to note if I felt less confused on re-read.

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maybephasing's review against another edition

2.75

challenging dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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lyssalandart's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I read this for my creative writing class. Was an interesting read. Some stories were more memorable than others and some really got a reaction out of me from the weird, dark, mysterious, gothic feel of it. Would recommend it to anyone who’s looking to be a writer and needs something different in terms of research and looking at how to set a scene up and hint things that develop over time to reveal something shocking. Very cool read but can be heavy at times too.

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