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Στο σπίτι των ονείρων by Carmen Maria Machado

219 reviews

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

I absolutely adore this book. Right off the bat I would have given it 5⭐, but I listened to it on audiobook. And as much as I love listening to especially memoirs read by the authors, this text was a bit hard to follow at first on audiobook. I plan on reading a paper copy soon and will likely give it a full 5. 

I loved the narrative style and tropes of the Dream House once I got used to the flow. I really appreciated how Carmen held the complexities of domestic violence and the topic and experiences within the queer community. This text will absolutely remain an important work in queer narratives. So well done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Biphobia, Body shaming, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Stalking, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

Minor: Fatphobia and Injury/Injury detail

kkoeller7's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Gaslighting

Moderate: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

Minor: Stalking

sapphotoni's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting

cestarimm's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

“a verdade é que não há lugar melhor para se viver que à sombra de uma montanha bela e furiosa”

acho que esse livro mudou a minha vida! 🥹

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting

veepopp's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Lesbophobia

camilleion's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Lesbophobia

sabkapink96's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Lesbophobia

frankieclc's review against another edition

5.0

Such a unique and incredible book. In so many circumstances you can sometimes feel like having your own experiences described so spot on can be quite unnerving but this book managed to pull on just the right heart strings. Thankfully it's now at a distance in which I can truly appreciate media about it. That being said it could easily be very triggering for someone who's been in an abusive relationship of any kind.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

_morgreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

booksjessreads's review against another edition

challenging dark informative fast-paced

5.0

I actually do not think I have the words to do this book justice. This is such a creative and powerful memoir which provides such an intricate and clever insight into Machado's domestic abuse by a former girlfriend. It also provides an important and informative narrative on the subject of domestic abuse in queer relationships more broadly, making use of the little amount of literature that exists on this topic. Furthermore, Machado references fiction, film and culture with relation to domestic abuse to give insight into the ways in which abuse is represented in a wider 'art and culture' context, but also allows us to learn about Machado's life through these lenses. 

Chapters are often short because each chapter represents a different lens of which to view domestic abuse. It is so cleverly written and so informative. Despite the short chapters, I would recommend taking your time with it to allow you to appreciate the work that Machado has crafted, but also to pace yourself through the heavy subject matter.

I am excited to read Her Body and Other Parties and would highly recommend In the Dream House to broaden and enrich the bookish content you are reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexual content and Lesbophobia