Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

1467 reviews

chealey14's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

t0astghost's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

4.25

Beautiful metaphors. I picked up this book not exactly knowing what to expect, other than knowing it talked about a queer woman's experience with domestic abuse. It was a great read, and the author paints their life very well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Lesbophobia and Homophobia

filisia's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Body shaming, and Sexual assault

kpully13's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

mybetzfriend's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Violence, and Gaslighting

a_violentfemme's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

I cannot believe I put off reading this for as long as i did. I have to be honest, I was put off by the hype but I absolutely was not disappointed.
Machado crafts this memoir in extraordinary ways and I loved the writing style. Fragmented and non-linear, she leans into the gothic horror themes of a haunted house turning it's lens onto domestic abuse between queer women. 
Some parts had me gasping in horror and I honestly felt every emotion possible through this. 
It really is a must read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

paigebayliss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

dantemkunc's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

aldole's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Domestic abuse

iswearimliterate's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

This book is excellent, heartbreaking and full of as much tension as hope. The writing style and repeated references to fairy tales (placing the understudied world of queer relationship abuse into a timeless context) really ground it as being not only harrowing for its content, but also in the diversity of emotions that Machado can conjure. Abuse is never a straight line, full of false breakups, moments of hope, and even love, or what you’ve convinced yourself is love. Top-tier.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Body shaming

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Sexual violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Pregnancy