![]() ![]() These are among the harms Machado exposes in these artfully structured stories, in language that is often bizarrely beautiful. Except that in a sexist world, they often do, and we live in a sexist world - and sexism engenders sexual assault, body shaming, and silencing of women. Not that their opinions matter more than the notable women who also praised the book. ![]() The blurbs on the book are numerous and rightfully ecstatic from writers of no small repute, and it’s a good sign that half of the jacket endorsements come from male writers. As the title of Carmen Maria Machado’s debut collection suggests, the stories in Her Body and Other Parties are about women’s lives and bodies, which means that, above all, men must read them. ![]()
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