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clovetra's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, and Drug use
Minor: Pregnancy
rachaelcandoit's review against another edition
5.0
This memoir is also so incredibly important. As a queer person, I'm thankful that work like this exists and hope it can bring awareness to others.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Animal death
kadoatie's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Biphobia, Body shaming, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Fatphobia
lpogo16's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Bullying, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Rape, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Murder, Violence, Child abuse, Body shaming, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Minor: Vomit, Dementia, Blood, Cursing, and Confinement
alloftaysreads's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
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: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Blood, Violence, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Abandonment, Alcohol, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, and Sexual content
Moderate: Biphobia, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gun violence
ellornaslibrary's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Infidelity
Minor: Death and Fire/Fire injury
cancerousblush's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Gaslighting
chealey14's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse
filisia's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Body shaming, and Sexual assault