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animalsmals's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Drug use, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal death, Biphobia, and Vomit
mallory10100's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Vomit, Dementia, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
this book really doesn’t feel like non fiction, but it’s a chilling true story and i highly recommend itlycheejelly's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal death, Biphobia, Cancer, Cursing, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Dementia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Lesbophobia
macadoo's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Infidelity, Vomit, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Animal death
leahlovesloslibros's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Murder
Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Minor: Biphobia, Fatphobia, Infertility, Rape, and Car accident
Additional TW/CW: brief Harry Potter reference, divorce, psychological abuse, traumajojo_'s review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Cursing, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Sexual assault
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, and Car accident
ivana's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Blood
olivemyheart's review against another edition
5.0
Her wishing her girlfriend had been a man so that people would believe her, so her experience wouldn't give the queer community bad rep
Her wishing her girlfriend had just hit her so she would have some concrete evidence
Her discussions of queer history and intersectionality, which showed the depth of research and thought she put into this book
Overall I really enjoyed this book, and I'm very glad to hear Machado is in a happier place now.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Animal death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit
Minor: Physical abuse, Rape, and Murder
adoras's review against another edition
5.0
The book is broken up into short chapters with headings that will examine her story through a certain lens. Some of these set the events in a place ("The Dream House as Apartment in Philadelphia"), while some will speak about some piece of media that gives context to an abusive and manipulative relationship and its effects, at least for Machado (this ranges from the movie Gaslight to the folktale "Bluebeard" to an episode of Star Trek). Others think about more common tropes, styles, or themes ("The Dream House as Idioms", "The Dream House as Schrodinger's Cat", "The Dream House as a Plot Twist"). In the prologue, Machado talks about "archival silence," in which stories are erased or destroyed or never spoken about. These many different chapters are a way of telling her story, as well as unearthing many others.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Fatphobia
Minor: Animal death, Biphobia, Homophobia, and Misogyny