Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

631 reviews

megnut's review against another edition

dark emotional informative medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Drug abuse and Lesbophobia

shewouldstay's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Emotional abuse

pantrat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

unknowncoco's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

itsbilliam's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

i was expecting this to be five star and it didn’t disappoint. i absolutely loved the realness in how this was written. this will stay with me forever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

alexijai98's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

5.0

Beautifully written and a modern classic of queer writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

caseylovett's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gaslighting and Emotional abuse

christina85's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Cursing

342718's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

There is a Quichua riddle: El que me nombra, me rompe. Whatever names me, breaks me. The solution, of course, is “silence.” But the truth is, anyone who knows your name can break you in two.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

getlitwithamy_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

In this hauntingly stunning memoir, Carmen Maria Machado shows how sometimes there are villains who appear unlike the ones we know

Psychological abuse is jarring and very hard to recover from. Machado uses her experience to accurately portray the reality of being stuck in such a relationship. I felt as if we were one in the same at times (even though my abuser was an old friend)

Her personal journey and interwoven anecdotes from outside sources/stories like the movie “Gaslight” worked generously in Machado’s favor. She was able to successfully use these to show how not all abuse is violent. This proves how strong of a writer she is, along with her prose and scene building 

Carmen Maria Machado was very brave in telling her story, as it is difficult beyond belief to open up about such a story when not everyone will believe you 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse