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You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine by Alexandra Kleeman

5 reviews

izzykai's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Very strange book in a good way. Reminds me of Black Mirror a lot. Sad to see it getting bad reviews but I can see how it might not be everyone's cup of tea. Only giving it 4 stars instead of 5 because the ending was underwhelming. Other than that loved it!

*Definitely don't read this if you struggle with disordered eating, and read the other trigger warnings too*

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kell_xavi's review against another edition

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sad tense medium-paced

4.0

An odd book with multiple capitalist motifs around advertising, superstores, beauty and body, processed food, and television entertainment; these build and combine in the personal and specific, marking out strange tensions in relationships, in self-image and drive, until the self becomes little more that the vehicle of the commodity. I keep thinking about this book. The narrator is hardly there, but she is imprinted on my thoughts—and her desires, her memories, her observations and fears create conflict because, despite the fragmenting of her agency, they are too much. The last third of the novel lost momentum, and I’m not sure I liked the ending. Nonetheless, it was a fascinating read. An eerie, full experience.

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