It’s a reimagination of an old and oft-retold spooky story (borrowed from a French folktale of unknown origin) The Green Ribbon. The first story of the collection is possibly Machado’s best-known work: The Husband Stitch. The stories aren’t linked by character or plot or even style, but they all address similar themes: sex, death, queerness, vulnerability, women, and their bodies (as the title might suggest). As much as the stories vary, they make sense next to each other, forming a complete and cohesive collection that somehow leaves you (selfishly) wanting more. Machado ricochets from magical realism to horror to science fiction to comedy to fantasy to epistolary, so fast that the genres and tropes are pureed together into a very delicious pulp. Her Body And Other Parties is a collection of eight short stories, all wildly different. (I’ll throw a little party of my own if you happen to use one of these affiliate links to buy this fantastic book!)
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