Her body and other parties

I'm not a fan of short stories, but these were so well written that it was enough for me to finish the book. Most of the stories are very dark and scary. As far as I can remember all of them are magical realism from the pov of lesbian women, and mostly they revolve around sexism, sex, physical and mental illnesses. I skipped one of them though ("Especially Heinous" since I don't know the Law&Order series and figured the story would make not much sense to me). I really liked "The Husband Stitch" (omg it made me angry enough to kill), "Inventory" and "The Resident".

So thrilling, smart, witty, tender, erotic while being uneasily and spooky. Such an enjoyable reading! My favourite chapter surely has to be the detective story.

A MUST read. One of the most true stories I’ve ever read. Not true as in facts, but true as in story-truth, as in telling the world as it is. What is it to live under patriarchy as a person treated as a woman? What is it to have the world continually tell you your experience is inaccurate? I can’t tell you too much about this retelling of a classic horror story, but that it’s deeply moving, and powerful, and haunting. It will stay with me for a very long time.

Merged review:

I loved this book so much. I read the entire thing in almost one sitting. I will probably reread it again and again. It's a beautiful, powerful, deeply embodied book that speaks to my experience living in this world as a queer person in a body, treated as our society treats women. It's also loads of fun.