A review by emilia_reads
She's Always Hungry by Eliza Clark

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

First things first - gorgeous cover. I so wish I loved this collection more than I did so I could justify buying a copy. Unfortunately, I just didn't find any of the stories particularly memorable (except for "The Shadow Over Little Chitaly" - that one is so silly and strange). A persistent issue with the stories that I was experiencing were that they did not feel like short stories that were fully encompassed within themselves. Most of the stories felt more like introductions to longer stories that would end just as they were getting interesting. Writing was fine, nothing really stood out about it. I did appreciate how each of the stories were pretty different from each other, but still encompassed common themes of food/eating, body image, body horror, and gender. I really need to get to reading Boy Parts by this author next year, I feel like I would really enjoy a longer work by the author. 

Favorite quotes:
"Almost dying at a young, tragic age loses its seductive qualities the moment you turn twenty-five" - "Build a Body Like Mine"

"I think she was jealous. Of my body. Of my worms." - "Build a Body Like Mine"

"Thou shalt have a fishy on a little dishy/Thou shalt have a fishy when the boat comes in" - "She's Always Hungry"