5/29/2023 0 Comments Boy Parts by Eliza Clark![]() She might be abrasive but we often find ourselves revelling in her no-nonsense approach. From her perspective at least, she is surrounded by annoying or performative people, especially in the privileged and pretentious art world. But though she has the kind of empathy problems that see her practising expressions in front of a mirror, she is also strangely sympathetic. Boy Parts is the incendiary debut novel from Eliza Clark, a pitch-black comedy both shocking and hilarious. It is as if Irina has sat herself down in a pub next to us, made us buy her a drink, and proceeded to tell us her whole story. ![]() The strength of Irina’s voice is what makes the book so enjoyable. Irina is au fait with current gender politics and other social issues, using them to justify her work, but she can also be transgressive of them, telling Flo to shut up when she objects to her using cocaine on moral grounds or judging her friend’s weight gain. Clark, who is in her twenties, has perfectly pinned down the way conversations between progressive young people can end up being a scramble for the moral high ground. ![]() Boy Parts is fiercely current, peppered with pop culture references. ![]()
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