Her Body And Other Parties
Carmen Maria Machado
Literary Fiction / Horror
Her Body And Other Parties
by Carmen Maria Machado
—· 245 p
National Book Award FinalistShortlisted for The Dylan Thomas Prizedarkhauntingreflectivephilosophical
Overview
About
SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FICTION PRIZE 2017 SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2018 'Brilliantly inventive and blazingly smart' Garth Greenwell 'Impossible, imperfect, unforgettable' Roxane Gay 'A wild thing ... covered in sequins and scales, blazing with the influence of fabulists from Angela Carter to Kelly Link and Helen Oyeyemi' New York Times In her provocative debut, Carmen Maria Machado demolishes the borders between magical realism and science fiction, co…
Pages
245
Serpent's Tail
Linguistic complexity
4/5
Complex
Thematic complexity
5/5
Profound
Rating
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Reader feel
Feminist Themes10
Prose9
Emotional depth9
Surrealism9
Narration8
Plot twists7
Pacing7
Worldbuilding5
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