![]() ![]() 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 PARASITE: Trapped in A Broken Promise (Parasite Movie Review)Įllenore on Adventure Time: You Helped Me…. ![]()
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