Scan barcode
mmccue1997's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Physical abuse
hbrxnnxmxn's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
I think there were likely some nuances I missed reading this in audiobook, but Carmen is also such a compelling narrator there is quite a bit that was added. The format of this book was just so fascinating and added an incredible amount of storytelling and reflection into this memoir. Really unlike anything else.
possumghost's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
sad
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse
marareading's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
3.0
This was a very intense and interesting read. It is deep and poetic. There were times I wish I was more straightforward.
sambolter's review against another edition
4.0
4.5! The Dream House as a Choose Your Own Adventure was next level!
rachelmueller's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.5
jennygeee's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
3.25
I was gripped a lot of the time and really enjoyed the discussion on the violence of the archive. think this was well written and I really liked the format but there were a few major things I didn’t like. There were a good amount of “chapters” that were retellings of other stories (movies, episodes, music videos) and I didn’t love them and also didn’t think they fit very well. If the author were to bring up a movie in passing and I want to watch it I will watch it, I don’t really want to read someone else’s summary of it. I also didn’t love how so many of the “chapters” started with “I wrote part of this book in [insert some cabin in some obscure part of the world]. It felt pretentious and it took me out of her story. I hesitate to say this because I’m not trying to victim blame or remove any responsibility from the abuser in this situation but another thing that I didn’t love about it was that clearly this was one side of a probably more nuanced situation. The author makes herself out to be a perfect person who can do no wrong. Bad things happen to good people but bad things also happen to people who are human, and I didn’t feel that she was representing herself as a human with faults. All of that said I think this was an important story to tell and I hope it continues to shed a light on abuse outside of a heteronormative context.