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Her Body and Other Parties: Stories
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magical realism, feminism, sci-fi, short stories

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Megan Geissler
Jul 02, 2018 rated it really liked it
I liked that the queer elements were seamlessly integrated into the stories rather than comprising the actual plot as is often the case with gay lit. The physicality of the collection - focusing on bodies, their misuse, abuse, loss, etc. - was interesting, and though I found the fantasy aspects to be a bit obtuse at times, they made sense in the rendering of traumatic experiences. The SVU story went on a bit too long, but I suppose that's the point. Interesting and thoughtful. ...more
Akshi
Jul 03, 2019 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: feminist-books
weird and creepy and so creative!