Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

97 reviews

kylajaynebooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

5 stars is not a high enough rating. This book was haunting, heart-wrenching, depressing, aggravating and beautifully written. This book made me slam it shut and start scream sobbing, this book made me reflect on my own relationships, this book made me feel every single emotion. I read this book in one sitting it was absolutely PERFECT and so so necessary. Please read it if you're able to, be mindful of all of the content warnings please it is by no means an easy read.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

forevermorepages's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

absolutely incredible

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Infidelity and Panic attacks/disorders

pennym_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Biphobia, Blood, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Vomit, Rape, and Sexual assault

plant_the_read's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Biphobia

Minor: Misogyny

queerbiblioboy's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

scoulson2011's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

I was totally engrossed by this book. Machado's pacing is excellent, and the house she builds turns into a trap around you, although you feel safer in knowing she made it out and to happier times, albeit not unscathed

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Rape

moonyreadsbystarlight's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

This story was incredibly moving, incredibly effective, and incredibly important. It's a memoir told primarily in second person through a series of short chapters showing scenes, descriptions, metaphors, and commentary. She brings you through falling in love, the first experiences of anger, emotional whiplash, to fear, and then how it lingers. 

This book is beautiful and brilliant on all levels. The writing is brilliant in a literary sense. The reader experiences the relationship intimately, but only through windows - the closest one can be to experiencing another person's story, no mater how "complete" it feels. It brings to light abuse in queer relationships - a topic that desperately needs attention and nuance in so many ways

 This is the best book that I have read so far in 2020.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Homophobia