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Fra Drømmehuset by Carmen Maria Machado

25 reviews

corvidprince's review against another edition

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challenging reflective sad tense

5.0

I wasn't in an abusive relationship--not one like this anyways, and yet so much of it hits home about my parents and my childhood into my ongoing adulthood. she captures the same feelings I had, still have, in a way I could never put words to. 

this book is bone chilling and real. it's one of the few books that have ever brought me to tears.
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albernikolauras's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

This book was written so beautifully and organized in such a well-crafted manor, you could feel the walls closing in on you as well. I did struggle initially reading it due to some of the more elaborate wording. Once I started it on audio, though, it just flowed.
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atsundarsingh's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

I will never get over this book. Machado writes so beautifully about a long and winding abusive relationship, and it is impossible to look away. The shattered pieces of story match the way she describes being broken open by hurt and then one day, making herself whole again. Excellent. 
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camicakes's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

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queerbiblioboy's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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