3.5 stars I'm not really sure how I feel about this book, since there are some stories that I could just not get into at all, especially the one called "Especially Heinous", which was just a recap of 12 seasons of Law & Order SUV. Not really sure what the point of that one was. However, my favourite stories were "Difficult At Parties" and "The Resident". The former really got to me since it was about a woman dealing with the aftermaths of sexual assault. Overall I'd say this is an okay read, but you'd might like some of the stories more than the others.

I really would have wished to give this five stars. The author´s writing style and the tone she creates are marvellous and I saved about a dozen quotes to think about again later on. Unfortunately, two or three of the stories in this book weren´t for me at all and I cannot say that i fully understood all of the others. Regardless, I highly recommend picking this up.

This review is very difficult since I don't really know what to think about this. While I was reading most of the stories, I was maximum confused and it was difficult to understand some things so I had to reread whole passages. But after reading the whole collection and thinking about it, I have to admit that I had a really good time, some made me cry some left me absolutely confused but I think that's what the author was going for. The topics that are being adressed in here are very important and make you think about yourself and your view on bodies and sexuality.

Oft erwarten wir von Romanen eine eindeutige Botschaft, doch diese acht Erzählungen zeichnet gerade das Uneindeutige aus. Die Autorin erzählt von Gefährdungen und Zurichtungen, Begehren und Lust, und all das aus einer queeren Perspektive. So richtig weiß ich nicht, wie ich dieses Buch bewerten soll, aber ich denke ständig darüber nach und das ist auch eine Kunst für sich.

Story No.1 The Husband Itch - 5/5 stars Story no. 2 Inventory - 4/5 Story no. 3 Mothers - no rating (had to skip because of baby content) Story no 4 especially heinous - 5/5 Story no. 5 Real women have bodies 5/5 Story no. 6 Eight bites 4/5 Story no. 7 Resident 3/5 Story no. 8 Difficult at Parties 4/5 I felt like these stories were all very uncomfortable in a very good way. If that makes sense...