Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

En la casa de los sueños by Carmen Maria Machado

136 reviews

missbsbookshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, and Drug abuse

urs's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Biphobia, Drug use, and Fatphobia

itsdanibee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative slow-paced

5.0

Wow! What an incredible piece of queer literature unlike anything I’ve ever read. This story is so deeply personal and resonant that it stays with you long after you’ve stoped reading (or in my case, listening.) The audiobook, read by Carmen Maria Machado is phenomenal and depicts a truly powerful narrative that is heartbreakingly not uncommon. Please check content warnings if you do wish to read this book - it’s not an easy one.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Lesbophobia

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

I found it. The perfect memoir. The writing throughout this entire book is so beautiful even while describing the most harrowing details that I couldn't believe I was allowed to read it. It is beautiful and horrifying. There is also a lot of important commentary throughout about how women can easily be monsters in lesbian relationships, that abusive relationships are not exclusively a heterosexual phenomenon and the myth of the "lesbian utopia" is just that, myth. In reality, lesbian relationships have the capability to be just as toxic as any other relationship, that we should believe queer women when they come forward with their stories and not dismiss them. Abuse is abuse, be the perpetrator a man, woman, or gender nonconforming. I think this one is gonna stay with me for a really really long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

Minor: Blood

rachaelallyn's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

umerabab's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexism, Murder, and Sexual harassment

alrauna's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, and Homophobia

Minor: Biphobia

lycheejelly's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Biphobia, Cancer, Cursing, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Dementia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Lesbophobia

westcdf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This is a very intense book, so be careful going into it. It was masterfully done, and incredible creative memoir. 

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

bluejay21's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Biphobia, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Violence