Her Body and Other Parties vs The Man in the Cat-Hair Suit: Which Should You Read?
Her Body and Other Parties
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…
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The Man in the Cat-Hair Suit
True stories from the life of William R. (Bill) Greene. How would you face these situations: Misplaced possums? Kitty spam? Putting a cat on a diet? Learning the name of a one-armed turtle? Force-feeding a large…
The verdict
- Very close on paper — pick by the themes that pull you more.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Her Body and Other Parties | The Man in the Cat-Hair Suit | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.8 (297) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (231) | — |
Reception
| Her Body and Other Parties | The Man in the Cat-Hair Suit | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 297 | — |
| Editions | 10 | 4 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2283 | — |
| Pages | 264 | — |