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apollinares 's review for:
Her Body and Other Parties
by Carmen Maria Machado
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm not normally as gripped by short stories as I was by these. Each of them was beautifully written, haunting, oddly relatable, in a fractured kind of way.
I wish the endings were more solidified though - I found that it felt like some of the stories didn't know when and how TO end.
I wish the endings were more solidified though - I found that it felt like some of the stories didn't know when and how TO end.