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A review by droggelbecher42
Your Body is not Your Body: An Anthology by Matt Blairstone, Alex Woodroe
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Deeply, deeply haunting book.
The vivid description of body horror really got me, often had to stop after my favorite stories since I was so freaked out that I needed a mental break.
I don't even know if I could crown one favorite from the assembled stories since they are all so different.
I know that the mental images and the intense feeling of unease from "Brother Maternitas" will continue to haunt me.
And I won't forget the brief moment of actual horror when some religious carol singers had the worst timing ever and started singing on my street while I was reading "Because my mother tells me so" about a "zombie" showing up at a person's home wanting to convert them.
Definitely wouldn't recommend reading singular stories without checking the content warnings first
The vivid description of body horror really got me, often had to stop after my favorite stories since I was so freaked out that I needed a mental break.
I don't even know if I could crown one favorite from the assembled stories since they are all so different.
I know that the mental images and the intense feeling of unease from "Brother Maternitas" will continue to haunt me.
And I won't forget the brief moment of actual horror when some religious carol singers had the worst timing ever and started singing on my street while I was reading "Because my mother tells me so" about a "zombie" showing up at a person's home wanting to convert them.
Definitely wouldn't recommend reading singular stories without checking the content warnings first
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Murder
A list of content warnings is available at the end of the book, stating the individual content warnings for every story