Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Eating disorder, Body horrorModerate
Rape, Sexual assaultCommunity Reviews
Summary of 14179 reviews
Moods
mysterious 60%
reflective 53%
emotional 51%
challenging 45%
tense 40%
sad 22%
adventurous 6%
funny 6%
inspiring 2%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 21%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 34% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 8%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 21% | Yes: 15% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 17% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 7% | No: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 9% | No: 5%Average rating
241 pages | first published 2017
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ISBN/UID: 9781555977887
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Publication date: 03 October 2017
Description
In Her Body and Other Parties, Carmen Maria Machado blithely demolishes the arbitrary borders between psychological realism and science fiction, comedy and horror, fantasy and fabulism. While her work has earned her comparisons to Karen Russell an...Book Information
241 pages | first published 2017
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ISBN/UID: 9781555977887
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Publication date: 03 October 2017
Description
In Her Body and Other Parties, Carmen Maria Machado blithely demolishes the arbitrary borders between psychological realism and science fiction, comedy and horror, fantasy and fabulism. While her work has earned her comparisons to Karen Russell an...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Eating disorder, Body horrorModerate
Rape, Sexual assaultCommunity Reviews
Summary of 14179 reviews
Moods
mysterious 60%
reflective 53%
emotional 51%
challenging 45%
tense 40%
sad 22%
adventurous 6%
funny 6%
inspiring 2%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 21%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 34% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 8%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 21% | Yes: 15% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 17% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 7% | No: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 9% | No: 5%Average rating