A review by nadiamsahi
Body 2 Body: A Malaysian Queer Anthology by Azharr Rudin, Zed Adam Idris, O Thiam Chin, Abirami Durai, Sonia Randhawa, Kung Khai Jhun, Marisa Repin, Ray Langenbach, Shanon Shah, Ho Sui-Jim, Julya Oui, Cheryl Leong, Jerome Kugan, Pang Khee Teik, Sharil Dewa, Maya Tan Abdullah, Tan May Lee, Paul GnanaSelvam, Hwa Yi Xing, Shih-Li Kow, Brian Gómez, Ann Lee, Faizad Nik Abdul Aziz

4.0

This was an astonishingly well written collection of fiction and nonfiction that had me emotional, laughing, and shocked at turns. I found the fiction to be more powerful than the nonfiction, and the first story to be the standout of them all, which made me wish it had been placed closer to the end. It set a high bar right out of the gate, but really there were excellent pieces throughout. At times I saw my experience portrayed, and at others was new to the language and rituals beings described, which made for a good balance. All in all one of the better books I've read this year, and certainly one of the best collections I've read in a long time.