Her Body and Other Parties
by Carmen Maria Machado
Taste attributes: horrordramapsychologicalgay/lesbianfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryenclosedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leads
Boxlist takeInventive and unsavoury: a weighty horror novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Open Library rating
3.6 / 5
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About This Book
In this electric and provocative debut, Carmen Maria Machado bends genre to shape startling narratives that map the realities of women's lives and the violence visited upon their bodies. A wife refuses her husband's entreaties to remove the green ribbon from around her neck. A woman recounts her sexual encounters as a plague slowly consumes humanity.
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- Author
- Carmen Maria Machado
- Published
- 2017
- Pages
- 248
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- Open Library
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