"Will make most readers howl with laughter and/or shut their eyes in horror." -- The Guardian "It's delightfully and deviously rooted in the now with its delectable internet and culture references and evocative and real-feeling portrait of women." -- Dazed Digital "A funny and intensely readable spiral staircase down into the mind of a woman who wears a waist trainer under her clothes and who may or may not be a keen purveyor of ultra-violence." -- Vice "Explores the darkest corners of artistic practice, sexuality and violence with bold wit and fearlessness. A dazzling, horrifying debut." -- Irish Times "[Clark's] writing embraces the socially unacceptable, and wryly explores themes of gender, power and violence." -- Granta Best of Young British Novelists 2023 "Boy Parts is a carnival funhouse ride-terrifying, feverish, hilarious. Clark has created a wholly original monster and a sickeningly compulsive novel.
I absolutely inhaled this book." -- Julia Armfield, author of Salt Slow "A mischievous satire narrated by a predatory photographer whose images of her male victims are hailed at a hip London gallery as edgy roleplay." -- The Observer "Hallucinogenic, electric and sharp, Boy Parts is a whirlwind exploration of gender, class and power. In funny, acerbic prose, Clark shows us how it feels to inhabit a body that moves through a world full of eyes. She illuminates the cracks that begin to appear when the subject turns voyeur and the violence inherent in the shatter." -- Jessica Andrews, author of Saltwater "Smart, stylish and very funny, Boy Parts is a gripping and unflinching exploration of female desire, narcissism, sexuality and rage. You won't want to put it down." -- Lara Williams, author of Supper Club "The main protagonist will prove to be one of the most alluring, infuriating, and complex characters in modern British literature.
" -- Niall Griffiths "Eliza Clark is unflinching in this witty and shocking excavation of female rage and desire, and is sure to gain a cultish following. It is unlike anything I've read before, and it left me utterly invigorated and repulsed." -- Elizabeth MacNeal, author of The Doll Factory "Boundaries are for breaking and if anyone can crash through and reinterpret the fear of our time, Eliza Clark can." -- MsLexia "Even at its most transgressive, it all feels effortless. Dark, funny, bold, it's an exceptional debut." -- The Skinny "An impressive, fiercely current debut . delightful and addictive." -- i News.