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hunkydory's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Gaslighting
Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, and Religious bigotry
squidknees's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Biphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, Fatphobia, Drug abuse, Body shaming, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Alcoholism, Self harm, Bullying, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Cursing, and Blood
sapphicmuscaria's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Murder, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Car accident, Blood, Sexual content, Homophobia, Bullying, Sexism, Racism, Misogyny, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Cursing, Colonisation, and Suicidal thoughts
librarymouse's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Confinement, Cursing, Body shaming, Bullying, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Homophobia
Moderate: Eating disorder
Minor: Pregnancy
painausten314's review against another edition
5.0
This memoir examines and exposes domestic abuse in lesbian relationships and queer relationships overall. The writing made me feel all the right things at the right moments, and left me feeling her relief as she brought her story to its close. It is weird to say that someone can write about something as ugly as abuse in a beautiful way, but Machado does.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia
rieviolet's review against another edition
3.5
I did not get along with the narrative structure, I found the rapid-fire succession of chapters (supposed to show different genres and narrative styles) too much disjointed and confusing. The writing style is a bit too much experimental for me.
I liked much more the chapters that were "essay-like", exploring queer history and theory. However, I think that this mixing of informative chapters together with more literary and elaborately written ones was a bit jarring, it felt like two different books mashed up.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Lesbophobia, Body horror, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Fatphobia, Alcohol, Animal death, Child abuse, Abandonment, Mental illness, Sexism, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Gun violence, Medical content, Drug abuse, Torture, Cursing, Car accident, Biphobia, Sexual assault, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Forced institutionalization, Racism, Bullying, Transphobia, Adult/minor relationship, Religious bigotry, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Suicide, and Dementia
toffishay's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Violence, Alcohol, Biphobia, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Vomit, Torture, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts
jurizprudence's review against another edition
4.75
“ . . . you can be hurt by people who look just like you. Not only can it happen, it probably will, because the world is full of hurt people who hurt people.”
so beautifully-written, brutal in its honesty, and heartbreaking.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Biphobia, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Lesbophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Alcohol, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Sexism
Minor: Racism, Classism, Bullying, Confinement, Dementia, and Pregnancy
alexisofgreenbedsheets's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Homophobia, Grief, and Infidelity
Minor: Biphobia, Physical abuse, and Religious bigotry
excited to read more by this authorurs's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Cursing
Moderate: Alcoholism, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, and Infidelity
Minor: Biphobia, Fatphobia, and Drug use