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klsreads's review against another edition
5.0
I've never read anything quite like this - I loved the vignette narrative structure. The book moved quickly because most sections were short. A couple of the tropes dragged on for me/didn't hit 100%, but I was enthralled and could hardly put it down. A few standouts for me - "Dream House as Deja Vu" (x3), "Dream House as Queer Villainy" (!!!), "Dream House as Bluebeard", "Dream House as the River Lethe", "Dream House as Choose Your Own Adventure" ...... ok, I have to stop or I'm going to quote half of this work.
Even more wild: I was in Iowa City as an undergrad during the events of this book. Did I see Carmen and the Woman from the Dream House at a coffee shop, at Obama's speech, in a bookstore? It makes me shiver, the ways people suffer out of view.
Brilliant. Carmen Maria Machado is an absolute force and a genius of prose and innovative structure. I HIGHLY recommend this book, but mind the CW's. Machado doesn't shy away from the gore at the heart of her story.
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Gun violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
carmentxx's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Lesbophobia
shmegsreadz's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual content
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Vomit
salemander's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Gaslighting
readwithev's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Vomit
mald626's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Violence, and Vomit
Minor: Dementia and Fire/Fire injury
gansey_02's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Vomit, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual content
iwishihadmoretimetoread's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria
Minor: Drug abuse and Dementia
_toristorytime's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Vomit
airr's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Vomit