Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

128 reviews

handful_of_frogs's review

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Gaslighting

misoreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing

rjaxn's review

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Cursing

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

iwishihadmoretimetoread's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Homophobia, Drug use, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Body shaming, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Cursing, Lesbophobia, Vomit, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Dementia and Drug abuse

vrhayes08's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Violence, Cursing, Stalking, Alcohol, and Biphobia

Minor: Drug use and Pregnancy

pinkbunnyy's review

emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Violence, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

cassiebartelme's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

I read a lot of books and even my fair share of memoirs but I can honestly say I've never read something like this before. Yes, it chronicles the author's experience in an abuse relationship but the book itself is constructed in such a way it feels like you are reading something completely unique and new. Machado had to invent a way to share her story and we the readers are lucky to get to read it. If this one wasn't on your radar, it should be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, and Emotional abuse

litliz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Lesbophobia, Cursing, Dysphoria, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexual content, Body horror, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Violence, Bullying, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Dementia, Pregnancy, Racism, and Gun violence

blackbird300's review

dark hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Sexual content, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Lesbophobia, Violence, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

alexisgarcia's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

**check content warnings before reading ***

this is a very important story that needed to be told. there is not nearly enough representation of abuse in lgbtqia+ relationships which is necessary to raise awareness and encourage the support of the victims of abuse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infidelity, Cursing, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, and Hate crime