Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

152 reviews

mdwsn27's review

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Fatphobia, Vomit, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Body shaming, Abandonment, and Biphobia

toyin_'s review

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

It can be tricky for a survivor to read another survivor's experience, laid out like this, and not feel in some sense that it is too much, or too similar. Dream house as choose your adventure is my favourite section of the book, it feels like a closed loop and it is confrontational. When you try to stop the abuse, there's an aside between reader and author that is challenging, the idea you think you can when you can't. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

creativerunnings's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Physical abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Toxic relationship

authorisasauthordoes's review

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Vomit

kendal_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Lesbophobia

mariaisabelad's review

dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

This was a gorgeous memoir. Compulsively readable from start-to-finish, Machado's penchant for lyricism and horrific elements makes for a creative, unique interpretation of the nonfiction structure. Her ability to express the corrosion of a relationship into intimate partner violence while acknowledging the complications of abuse in a queer relationship made me reflect deeply on the language we use to understand violence. An essential read from one of my favorite authors working today.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Mental illness

Moderate: Gaslighting and Physical abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

bchantele15's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Domestic abuse

rachelfayreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Bullying, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Sexual violence

the_readingraven's review

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Such beautiful writing and so informative. Please review the triggers before reading.

I can't express in my normal jargon how emotional this work made me. Like seriously, home girl better never met me cause she's catching these hands for putting Carmen through it! Jk... 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Domestic abuse

amberleigh838's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Bullying, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts