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A review by one4ale
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
3.0
The book was alright, but what a hard start.
I'd consider myself a prude with literature, so in fairness I make a point to not factor in the quantity or quality of a book's sexual content into my feelings on it. The issue is that in removing the influence of it, there is nothing really of substance for the first 2-3 stories. That would be my biggest critique of the book in general: not enough to sink my teeth into in a few stories. (Incidentally, the first few stories have the most booktok quotables.)
That all being said, there were some really good moments in the rest of the book. "Especially Heinous" in particular is a favorite of mine. The messaging of the stories individually were pretty easy to get into and understand, and I liked a good amount of the supernatural elements present.
I'd consider myself a prude with literature, so in fairness I make a point to not factor in the quantity or quality of a book's sexual content into my feelings on it. The issue is that in removing the influence of it, there is nothing really of substance for the first 2-3 stories. That would be my biggest critique of the book in general: not enough to sink my teeth into in a few stories. (Incidentally, the first few stories have the most booktok quotables.)
That all being said, there were some really good moments in the rest of the book. "Especially Heinous" in particular is a favorite of mine. The messaging of the stories individually were pretty easy to get into and understand, and I liked a good amount of the supernatural elements present.