A review by ellasreadingnook
Your Body is Not Your Body by Alex Woodroe

5.0

This book was absolutely incredible. Going into it, I was worried I wouldn’t be able to directly relate to the topics being discussed, so I took a little longer to read this anthology to make sure I understood what each short story was trying to say and what each perspective was. This book made me extremely emotional. A lot of stories reminded me of experiences some of my friends have told me about, and I found myself putting the book down very often either due to intense contemplation or intense emotions. As I mentioned, I was worried I wouldn’t be able to directly relate to the stories - there was one story in particular that caused me to cry for a good while because of how much I related to and understood it. “Why We Keep Exploding” is, without a doubt, the most powerful short story I’ve ever read. All of the stories were very well written and each one will definitely continue to have a long lasting impact on me. I literally cannot stop thinking about this book and will most likely pick it up again for a reread soon.