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4.52 AVERAGE
4.52 AVERAGE
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This is a remarkable and unique memoirish collection of vignettes chronicling Carmen Maria Machado's abusive relationship. Not only does she offer firsthand insights into domestic violence, which isn't always physical, but in particular domestic violence in lesbian relationships. Her story, like most victims of abuse, is a complex history with no definitive end, so her use of chapter titles as genre tropes give her some structure and smooth closure to the book, as much as one could manage anyway.
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Beautiful writing from Machado. She is a wonderful storyteller and although this book was hard to listen to at times, I would definitely read it again.
Giving a memoir 1 star and I don't feel bad about it because this is so ass I'm kinda pissed at the author. I feel like I'm being rage baited. She's trying to describe an abusive relationship but she's so goddamn pretentious and annoying and worried about being aesthetic and artsy and quirky that the story itself is completely lost and underdeveloped. She kinda forgot to make the abuse even seem that bad if I'm honest...it was a long distance relationship. Author has an MFA and oh boy she doesn't let you forget it!! the whole thing is full of footnotes just to show off more random & unnecessary knowledge, half the chapters aren't even about her bc she just can't help but prove her knowledge of random characters from literature and film, worst of all - she visits Harvard and immediately says "maybe I should have gone to Harvard. I should have applied." mind you she went to IOWA!!!! LOL she thinks she's so smart. Again I'm literally mad at her if you can't tell. Don't write a memoir if you don't actually want to tell your story. Idk how this has such positive ratings.
Por suerte xa sabía que iba ser unha historia durilla, porque senón costaríame moito máis lelo. Tamén mo devorei en nada, e gustoume como estaba narrado. O que si non me gustou foron os títulos dos capítulos, pero pasaba de lelos e tan tranquila.
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O que máis me flipou e non me esperaba para nada é que se terminase casando ca ex da súa ex wtf (eso si, o agradecemento que lle puxo pareceume <3)Spoiler
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i don't know how to talk about this book! it was fascinating and well written and terrifying. and the twiiiiist. :)
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