Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

144 reviews

auteaandtales's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

The first time I gave this a try, I DNF’d it largely because me and audiobooks don’t gel and I didn’t like the narrator. The same was true this time around, as well, but I loved the actual content and I’m glad I gave it another go. It speaks on the authors personal experience with a domestically violent f/f relationship, but also speaks about what this means on a wider, larger scale. It was very good!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, and Sexual harassment

charlie_woodchipper's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

I audibly gasped many times by the description of abuse in the relationship. I've never been in an abusive relationship, and this book was eye opening, sad, tense. I had to press pause on the audibook a couple times

If you've lived through that, I'd be careful about picking this book up. It would certainly be very relatable, but also very triggering

Very glad that this was made. Like the author mentioned, it's very taboo to talk about abusive lesbian relationships, especially in the queer community. Very proud of this author for making it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Lesbophobia, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Sexual violence and Fatphobia

toriauricht's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

A harrowing but brilliant and vulnerable work of art. Machado is a spectacular writer!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Violence

Moderate: Gaslighting and Sexual violence

poisonivy's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Fatphobia

heykidzspellingisfun's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

5.0

Finished in one afternoon

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

lowercaseletter's review

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual violence

hoolen's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual violence, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, and Body shaming

Minor: Biphobia

yleavy's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Fatphobia

torturedreadersdept'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

blymanor's review against another edition

reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Body shaming, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexism, Violence, and Lesbophobia