Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Στο σπίτι των ονείρων by Carmen Maria Machado

61 reviews

cryptidcas's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape

onceandfuturereads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful slow-paced

4.0

I loved this book, hated the audio book. I just wish it was narrated by a professional, but the quick clips of the author’s abusive relationship and her thoughts on queer culture were beautiful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Domestic abuse

fungivibes's review against another edition

challenging emotional fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Rape

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

bi_n_large's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, and Homophobia

Minor: Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Biphobia

vigil's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

everything carmen maria machado writes is breathtaking and this book is no different. if you can stomach the theme of abuse, i highly recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

sunbeam_reader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

One of the most amazing book I read in  2021. Absolutely would recommend to anyone, especially sapphic folks. However, PLEASE read TW/CW for this book it deals with really heavy stuff that may be triggering.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Self harm, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Sexual assault, Violence, and Rape

This book deals entirely with domestic abuse in sapphic relationships.

agent_of_chaos's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Gaslighting

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Alcohol, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, and Sexual violence

cianarae's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

I read this entire book in one sitting and could not put it down. It’s beautiful, tragic, splintered, poetic, visceral, unique. I loved the references to movies and books throughout that really gave context to the author’s thoughts and experiences. I want to share this book with everyone I know!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Sexism

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Racism, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Dementia, and Infidelity

e_reader's review against another edition

emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

5.0

I loved this book so so much. Machado has such a way with words, and you can tell. Memoir is pretty far out of my comfort zone, but this book put me right at ease. The concept is so created, and masterfully crafts a story depicting her life with The Woman in the Dream House (as Machado calls her). I would recommend this to anyone that enjoys reading about queer history, domestic violence through a queer lense, or just anyone looking for a book that departs from the typical memoir style. I would give this book 6 stars if I could! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Rape, and Lesbophobia

laurren's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Minor: Rape