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A review by ehponies
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
A phenomenal selection of contemporary feminine gothic narratives that lovingly reincorporate the grotesque, the fantastic, and the practices of great women authors of the genre such as Shirley Jackson to reconstitute parables for the modern, abject subject.
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, and Physical abuse