The two epigraphs for the collection really set the tone for the book Machado doesn’t use fantastical elements for the sake of fantasy instead, these small instances of other-worldliness amplifies her stories, transcending them further into a mysterious and volatile and luxurious abyss. She effortlessly weaves one small element of distopia/utopia/fantasy within each story, impacting the entire plot via metaphor/symbolism. Machado tells everyday stories of ordinary people- store clerks, young wives, new mothers, writers, artists. Her Body and Other Parties, a debut collection by Carmen Maria Machado, blends, just as What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky and Awayland, fantasy and realism. Here we are again, reviewing another short story collection by an incredible female writer. ThatPetra on Overrated, Disappointing Books Intentionallivingg on The Golden State by Lydia Kies…Īlexandrareads on Her Body and Other Parties by… Intentionallivingg on Overrated, Disappointing Books
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