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A review by desireeslibrary
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
4.0
"I have heard all of the stories about girls like me, and I am unafraid to make more of them."
As with most collections of stories, I absolutely LOVED some and didn't really like others at all. Machado masterfully emphasizes the violence that we put on women's bodies. Whether that be sexual or physical violence, violence put on us by society, or violence that we put on ourselves. So queer, so feminist, so beautiful and haunting. This will stick with me for a very long time.
As with most collections of stories, I absolutely LOVED some and didn't really like others at all. Machado masterfully emphasizes the violence that we put on women's bodies. Whether that be sexual or physical violence, violence put on us by society, or violence that we put on ourselves. So queer, so feminist, so beautiful and haunting. This will stick with me for a very long time.