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

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Many of these stories are a great exploration into dissociation. The only one I didn’t enjoy was ‘especially heinous’, mostly because I found the structure of episode descriptions difficult to focus on. This is a queer and creepy book for sure.