Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

En la casa de los sueños by Carmen Maria Machado

102 reviews

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

remimicha's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Biphobia, Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

kayaisreading's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Vomit, and Gaslighting

Minor: Body shaming, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

shaylac's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

I don't read memoirs at all but for some reason reading the description on the back of the book made me want to read In the Dream House and it did not disappoint. At certain points in the book I would forget that it was based on the authors real life experience, I'm not sure if it was because the writing style was almost fantastical (like you're in a dream), so it didn't seem like it was real. In the Dream House is a tale of love, abuse, and navigating through a toxic relationship.

I would highly recommend this book for anyone who enjoys a good emotional read that will take you on an emotional rollercoaster. The one thing I didn't like about this book was the title for each piece and how repetitive it is, I feel like it would be fine if it was named "Dream House as..." for the first part instead of having it as the title for each new "chapter".

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual content

amyelliot's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

4.75

This book is reflective, heartbreaking, and informative. It taught me about queer history and the relationships and disfunctions that shaped our community today. It also tells the personal story of a queer woman dealing with domestic abuse and her mental state in a fragmented and fascinating way. I read it in days. I recommend this to all gay women! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gaslighting

talking_heads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting

jordynkw's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

squidknees's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

sarahsbookstacks's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol