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1MsNick
January
1. Strange Weather by Joe Hill 3/5
2. Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders 4/5
3. Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado 3/5
4. Nutshell by Ian McEwan 4/5
1. Strange Weather by Joe Hill 3/5
2. Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders 4/5
3. Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado 3/5
4. Nutshell by Ian McEwan 4/5
2chlorine
I read a few days ago The Husband Stitch, a short story by Carmen Maria Machado which is contained in Her body and other parties, if I understand correctly.
This story made a very strong impression on me and I liked it a lot.
I see you did not give a very high rating to the collection. Did you think this story was representative of the whole book?
This story made a very strong impression on me and I liked it a lot.
I see you did not give a very high rating to the collection. Did you think this story was representative of the whole book?
3MsNick
>2 chlorine: The Husband Stitch, along with all the critical praise for the book equally lured me in. The stories started to fall a little flat to me in the middle of the collection; specifically, Especially Heinous dragged on and on and wasn't clever to me in least (but its concept was pretty amusing.) Towards the end, the book got better, so I gave it 3 stars. Machado's prose is quite lovely, but some of those stories just didn't resonate for me.
Short answer: NO. But it was a good effort.
Short answer: NO. But it was a good effort.
4chlorine
>3 MsNick: Thanks for the feed back! I'll veer towards other collections that caught my eye then. :)
5MsNick
February
5. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng 4/5
6. The Bright Hour by Nina Riggs 4.5/5
7. My Name is Venus Black by Heather Lloyd 4/5
8. The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin 4/5
5. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng 4/5
6. The Bright Hour by Nina Riggs 4.5/5
7. My Name is Venus Black by Heather Lloyd 4/5
8. The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin 4/5
6MsNick
March
9. The Last Equation of Isaac Severy: A Novel in Clues by Nova Jacobs 3/5
10. How to Walk Away by Katherine Center 4/5
11. Love, Ish by Karen Rivers 3/5
12. One of the Boys by Daniel Magariel 3/5
9. The Last Equation of Isaac Severy: A Novel in Clues by Nova Jacobs 3/5
10. How to Walk Away by Katherine Center 4/5
11. Love, Ish by Karen Rivers 3/5
12. One of the Boys by Daniel Magariel 3/5
7MsNick
April
13. The Stolen Marriage by Diane Chamberlain 3.5/5
14. The Glitch by Elisabeth Cohen 3/5
15. Those Girls by Chevy Stevens 3.5/5
16. If I Stay by Gayle Forman 3/3
17. You Think It, I'll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld 3.5/5
18. Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate 4/5
13. The Stolen Marriage by Diane Chamberlain 3.5/5
14. The Glitch by Elisabeth Cohen 3/5
15. Those Girls by Chevy Stevens 3.5/5
16. If I Stay by Gayle Forman 3/3
17. You Think It, I'll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld 3.5/5
18. Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate 4/5
8MsNick
May
19. Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris 2.5/5
20. Less by Andrew Sean Greer 3.5/5
21. Left: A Love Story by Mary Hogan 4/5
22. Your Second Life Begins When You Realize You Only Have One by Raphaelle Giordano 3.5/5
23. Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage 4/5
24. Vanishing Twins: A Marriage by Leah Dieterich 1/5
19. Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris 2.5/5
20. Less by Andrew Sean Greer 3.5/5
21. Left: A Love Story by Mary Hogan 4/5
22. Your Second Life Begins When You Realize You Only Have One by Raphaelle Giordano 3.5/5
23. Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage 4/5
24. Vanishing Twins: A Marriage by Leah Dieterich 1/5
10MsNick
July
27. Where They Found Her by Kimberly McCreight 4/5
28. The Paris Wedding by Charlotte Nash 3/5
29. Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen by Laurie Colwin 3.5/5
30. Gather the Daughters by Jennie Melamed 4/5
31. The Pisces by Melissa Broder 3/5
32. Must Love Dogs by Claire Cook 2/5
27. Where They Found Her by Kimberly McCreight 4/5
28. The Paris Wedding by Charlotte Nash 3/5
29. Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen by Laurie Colwin 3.5/5
30. Gather the Daughters by Jennie Melamed 4/5
31. The Pisces by Melissa Broder 3/5
32. Must Love Dogs by Claire Cook 2/5
11MsNick
August
33. The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain 3.5/5
34. The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves 4/5
33. The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain 3.5/5
34. The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves 4/5
12MsNick
September
35. Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan 4/5
36. The Adults by Caroline Hulse 2/5
37. A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult 4/5
35. Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan 4/5
36. The Adults by Caroline Hulse 2/5
37. A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult 4/5
13MsNick
October
38. Bird Box by Josh Malerman 3/5
39. The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman's Extraordinary Life in the Business of Death, Decay, and Disaster by Sarah Krasnostein 2.5/5
40. The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw 4/5
41. The Infinite Blacktop by Sara Gran 3.5/5
42. The Last American Vampire by Seth Grahame-Smith 4/5
38. Bird Box by Josh Malerman 3/5
39. The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman's Extraordinary Life in the Business of Death, Decay, and Disaster by Sarah Krasnostein 2.5/5
40. The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw 4/5
41. The Infinite Blacktop by Sara Gran 3.5/5
42. The Last American Vampire by Seth Grahame-Smith 4/5
15MsNick
December
44. The Christmas Pearl by Dorothea Benton Frank (reread) 4/5
45. By Invitation Only by Dorothea Benton Frank 4/5
46. The Cases That Haunt Us by John Douglas 3/5
47. My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite 4/5
44. The Christmas Pearl by Dorothea Benton Frank (reread) 4/5
45. By Invitation Only by Dorothea Benton Frank 4/5
46. The Cases That Haunt Us by John Douglas 3/5
47. My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite 4/5
