Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Das Archiv der Träume by Carmen Maria Machado

143 reviews

iswearimliterate's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

This book is excellent, heartbreaking and full of as much tension as hope. The writing style and repeated references to fairy tales (placing the understudied world of queer relationship abuse into a timeless context) really ground it as being not only harrowing for its content, but also in the diversity of emotions that Machado can conjure. Abuse is never a straight line, full of false breakups, moments of hope, and even love, or what you’ve convinced yourself is love. Top-tier.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Body shaming

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Sexual violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Pregnancy

pparker_'s review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Domestic abuse

errie's review against another edition

challenging dark

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Rape, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence

katiefreeman209's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Alcohol and Drug abuse

salemander's review against another edition

5.0

one of the most beautiful written and formatted books i’ve ever read. the looming sense of dread throughout as she falls deeper into abuse was heartbreaking, yet she fills the narrative with reminders that she will be free and it will not last forever. a gorgeous memoir.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

lydderbox's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Domestic abuse

sarahjx's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual violence and Lesbophobia

lbn4real's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

jesus christ this book was…a lot. the writing was gorgeous and lyrical but not over the top. and the story/vingettes/abuse was just brutal

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual violence

thewrongalice's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Misogyny, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

auteaandtales's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

The first time I gave this a try, I DNF’d it largely because me and audiobooks don’t gel and I didn’t like the narrator. The same was true this time around, as well, but I loved the actual content and I’m glad I gave it another go. It speaks on the authors personal experience with a domestically violent f/f relationship, but also speaks about what this means on a wider, larger scale. It was very good!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, and Sexual harassment