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errie's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Rape, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence
lil_owl_reads's review against another edition
5.0
Not only does Machado have a grasp on writing that I have seen rivaled by only a few other authors, she has a grasp on history and the place her story will occupy within the canon of literature. She is self-aware; she references and cross-references and builds up nearly a library of works discussed just within this ~200 page book.
If you need your heart broken, read this. If you need your heart mended, read this.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship
ems_book_shelf's review against another edition
5.0
Recommending this book a million times over
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Bullying, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Blood, Sexual assault, and Abandonment
readbycarina's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
carmentxx's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Moderate: Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Sexual assault, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
alexijai98's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity
shmegsreadz's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual content
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Vomit
maxgibson's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse
Moderate: Sexual assault
katiefreeman209's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Alcohol and Drug abuse
mirandalikesbooks's review against another edition
5.0
The thing that sets this book apart is the way it was written. The tone feels like poetry while equally being digestible and readable. The switch between first and second person was such an interesting way to tell a story. The "I" was disconnected from the "you" but still told told a cohesive account of Machado's story. The you chapters invited the reader in to examine the parts of their reality that they are disconnected from too.
This perspective on domestic abuse intersected with queer culture intersected with fat culture and with religious trauma is engaging and terrible and inspiring.
A wonderful read.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Addiction, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Stalking, Bullying, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Homophobia
Moderate: Fatphobia and Body shaming
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, and Mental illness