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A review by mfrisk
Mine: An Anthology of Body Autonomy Horror by Nico Bell, Roxie Voorhees
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This was a great read - short story collections can be hit or miss but I would say this one rises above the rest for me. All of the short stories and poems were chilling in their discussion of bodily autonomy, fear, body politics, and I felt like the stories all had a good balance where the ideas and information they were trying to convey didn’t feel forced. This is a gory horrific read and all trigger warnings for individual stories are listed at the end of the book. Highly recommend this!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy, Violence, Medical content, Animal death, Deadnaming, Body horror, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Ableism, Self harm, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Incest, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Transphobia, Medical trauma, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Dysphoria, Misogyny, Death, Death of parent, Sexual content, Abortion, Gore, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, and Blood