Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Στο σπίτι των ονείρων by Carmen Maria Machado

499 reviews

cancerousblush's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

Interesting format that really puts a spin on how memoirs can be an archive in different aspects

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Gaslighting

chealey14's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

filisia's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Body shaming, and Sexual assault

kpully13's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

mybetzfriend's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Violence, and Gaslighting

paigebayliss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

iswearimliterate's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

This book is excellent, heartbreaking and full of as much tension as hope. The writing style and repeated references to fairy tales (placing the understudied world of queer relationship abuse into a timeless context) really ground it as being not only harrowing for its content, but also in the diversity of emotions that Machado can conjure. Abuse is never a straight line, full of false breakups, moments of hope, and even love, or what you’ve convinced yourself is love. Top-tier.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Body shaming

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Sexual violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Pregnancy

acorny's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

cow_png's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

This was an incredible read and I wish that everyone could read this book! I kept thinking about and wanting to read most times in the day. 
The narrative lens were such an interesting way to write!! and I loved seeing how the way of writing would changed with it!
Definitely look at the content warning before reading if you are a sensitive person (Such as I) 
Amazing book, so happy that I read it!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, and Cursing

mmccue1997's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Physical abuse