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Boy Parts by Eliza Clark: book review

Boy Parts  by Eliza Clark Boy Parts  is the kind of book that's got a cult following but at this point might as well be as popular on bookstagram as a Rooney novel. It's been a highly recommended book for years, and I've always been intrigued but also a little scared because it's known as an intense, gory novel. Not for the faint of heart is the reputation, shall we say. For some reason, I thought there was cannibalism. There is no cannibalism. I'd read Clark's later novel, Penance , a few years ago and enjoyed it. But after seeing a guy reading Boy Parts  at Silent Book Club (he said it was good when I asked but seemed to feel weird about making a statement like that given its content, further making me a bit weary), I wanted to finally see, six years later, what all the hype was about. And I learned that it's because Boy Parts  is a damn good book. It's been a while since I picked up a novel and immediately fell down the rabbit hole from page 1. Like f...

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