A review by bella_cavicchi
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Machado's words are like silk, woven with such grace that I'm convinced she can make even the most mundane of household chores sound beautiful. That said, this collection as a whole was a bit of a mixed bag for me -- I LOVED some stories, while I slogged through others ("Especially Heinous" was one I found particularly long.)

I still recommend, if only for the experience of Machado's gorgeous words and her commentary on women's bodies in a society that chooses to look away and look down on them.
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