Her Body and Other Parties vs I Sing the Body Electric!: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Short Stories, Science Fiction, Fiction
Her Body and Other Parties
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In this electric and provocative debut, Carmen Maria Machado bends genre to shape startling narratives that map the realities of women's lives and the violence visited upon their bodies. A wife refuses her husband's…
I Sing the Body Electric!
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Eighteen stories with bizarre and whimsical themes which transcend time and space.
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The verdict
- Readers rate I Sing the Body Electric! highest: I Sing the Body Electric! 4.1 · Her Body and Other Parties 3.9.
- Her Body and Other Parties has the widest readership — 297 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Her Body and Other Parties | I Sing the Body Electric! | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (265) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (297) | 3.7 (36) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (231) | 4.0 (27) |
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Reception
| Her Body and Other Parties | I Sing the Body Electric! | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 297 | 265 |
| Editions | 10 | 39 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2283 | 954 |
| Pages | 264 | 305 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Her Body and Other Parties or I Sing the Body Electric!?
I Sing the Body Electric! has the higher combined reader rating across sources (I Sing the Body Electric! 4.1/5, Her Body and Other Parties 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Her Body and Other Parties or I Sing the Body Electric!?
Her Body and Other Parties is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Her Body and Other Parties (264 pages, ≈ 4 h 53 m); I Sing the Body Electric! (305 pages, ≈ 5 h 39 m).
Which is harder to read: Her Body and Other Parties or I Sing the Body Electric!?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Her Body and Other Parties: Moderate; I Sing the Body Electric!: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Her Body and Other Parties: no film adaptation on record; I Sing the Body Electric!: 1 film adaptation.