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4.52 AVERAGE
4.52 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
I'm not convinced this succeeds as memoir, but it is creative nonfiction that sings. There are occasionally sentences so beautiful they stagger. The dream house as character/motif is not effectively built by the text, and the "dream house as" structure tires quickly. I wish Machado had been brave enough to fully write herself into the narrative, but I suppose she was reaching for universal. It reads gimmick. 3.5 stars.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
A brilliant and dark book. She lets us believe that queerness/queer community is to be treasured and also narrates how queerness can't protect her from abuse and trauma.
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
dark
emotional
reflective
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
So incredible. Loved the writing style, the approach, and her reflections. So so good
dark
sad
slow-paced
This was a quick audiobook, and I’m not sure if putting it on while running errands did it a disservice or if it really isn’t the kind of book that grabbed my attention. It draws attention to domestic abuse in sapphic relationships and just how common it can be. I wasn’t expecting the nonlinear storytelling, and even while listen, I thought maybe I might enjoy it more if I read it physically.