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chaoticnostalgia's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Fatphobia, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cursing, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Homophobia
nick13's review against another edition
5.0
Other than that, I liked the random snippets of other works in history and things as it really helped convey what the author was feeling in the moment or delivered her thoughts very well.
Overall, I quite enjoyed this story.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Sexual assault
lostpaperbacks's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Body shaming, Drug use, and Gaslighting
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
bi_n_large's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, and Homophobia
Minor: Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Biphobia
thewordsdevourer's review against another edition
3.5
machado recounts and examines her personal experience of an abusive relationship through the lens of various artistic genres, objects, things, ideas, lending each chapter an eerie, tense, sometimes detached feeling. the aforementioned is also framed against the larger historical backdrop of overlooked and non-mainstream subject of abuse in queer and lesbian relationships, and i learned a lot from the existing canon that's included in the book.
overall, a distinctive memoir on an oft under-discussed experience that's also able to critically discuss larger historical and social contexts.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Cursing
Moderate: Fatphobia, Lesbophobia, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Homophobia, and Violence
Minor: Infertility, Animal death, Infidelity, and Vomit
plethora's review against another edition
5.0
This books is as much an anthology that points and screams at the undercurrent of Queer history that has been suppressed for centuries by cishet institutions, as it is a personal memoir. Carmen Maria Machado has made a point to champion her community while holding it accountable to the reality its members face.
The author's play and use with genre, theme, format made following this story that much more invigorating, while imbuing the reader's journey with the same fragmented, recursive, reflective search for clarity we all feel in the
Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual assault
Ugh, men.katiecatlady's review against another edition
5.0
Edit: have updated my rating to 5 stars because I can't stop thinking about it. I love it so much and it has found a place in my heart.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Cursing, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Biphobia, Body shaming, and Confinement
poltoreveur's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Body shaming
emilywasbored's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Cursing, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Homophobia, Fatphobia, Biphobia, Lesbophobia, Drug use, Body shaming, and Grief
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
saintsunshine's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcohol, Homophobia, Drug use, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Dementia, Vomit, Sexual harassment, and Fire/Fire injury