Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

29 reviews

ems_book_shelf's review

emotional medium-paced

5.0

This book was a masterpiece. From the start, it was hard to put down. The writing is so lyrical and the way the author writes metaphors for things that can’t be put into explicit words was amazing. There were many parts of this book that dug up past my traumas, put things into words that I have been struggling to myself, and made me reflect on my own thoughts and feelings and remembrances. 

Recommending this book a million times over 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Bullying, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Blood, Sexual assault, and Abandonment

amyhasel's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Heartbreaking, informative, and brilliant, with circular narrative that will just keep punching you in the gut. Thank God Carmen Maria Machado is also hilarious, or every reader would be breathless with horror. Not a love story, except maybe with herself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

Moderate: Violence, Lesbophobia, Fatphobia, and Toxic friendship

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

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

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

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

_morgreads's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship

savvypotions's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

squidknees's review

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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