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A review by ejr1904
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
dark
funny
tense
slow-paced
3.25
It was hit and miss.
I wanted so desperately to fall in love with all of these tales, but only a couple of them resonated. The Inventory was sensational and the ribbon was a really fascinating modernized version of urban legend. It was dark and nostalgic.
I felt like the SVU story missed the mark. It was long, over imagined, and was difficult to track. I was most excited for that, but I was neither moved by the meaning nor the prose.
Her writing is impactful and the subject matter is crucial, I was just left with wanting a bit more.
I wanted so desperately to fall in love with all of these tales, but only a couple of them resonated. The Inventory was sensational and the ribbon was a really fascinating modernized version of urban legend. It was dark and nostalgic.
I felt like the SVU story missed the mark. It was long, over imagined, and was difficult to track. I was most excited for that, but I was neither moved by the meaning nor the prose.
Her writing is impactful and the subject matter is crucial, I was just left with wanting a bit more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Dysphoria