Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Fra Drømmehuset by Carmen Maria Machado

1205 reviews

basketballwasneverlikethisskip's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

cillehh's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

katesant's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Gaslighting

Minor: Fatphobia

snackattackisback69's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

This book has beautiful prose, thoughtful imagery and a creative structive that gripped me. I also enjoyed the short chapters as they made the book easy to read. While the topic was heavy and it was difficult for me to read certain parts of the novel, I greatly enjoyed it.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Murder

lauragoose's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Beautifully written, intense themes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Cursing and Drug use

Minor: Animal death, Fatphobia, and Gaslighting

espeth's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Audiobook, narrated by the author, is phenomenal. Her voice is beautiful and makes you really feel the emotions in the book 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual content

lupinsoctober's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Pedophilia

livelaughlesbian99's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

cait808's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

carmen maria machado is one of my favorite wordsmiths; i've read this masterpiece like 5 times already and each read begets a new revelation. 

you pull this book from the shelf because reading it feels like peeling back a juicy scab. i return it, pride of place, because the familiar itch of my skin knitting back together feels even better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Biphobia, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Minor: Pedophilia

dredgeful_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse