Reviews tagging 'Grief'

En la casa de los sueños by Carmen Maria Machado

73 reviews

jurizprudence's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

“ . . . you can be hurt by people who look just like you. Not only can it happen, it probably will, because the world is full of hurt people who hurt people.”

so beautifully-written, brutal in its honesty, and heartbreaking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Sexism, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Confinement, Racism, Dementia, Pregnancy, and Classism

shanbles's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Lesbophobia

miryame's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Biphobia

such a beautiful and well done description of abuse and what it feels like

nataliereadz's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

3.5

Incredible format for a memoir and masterfully written. 

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Content Warnings

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

gingerale06's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

emilywasbored's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Biphobia, Body shaming, Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Grief, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

whentheresteeth's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This book is brilliantly written and so important. I loved the poetic writing. I loved the extremely short chapters. I loved the footnotes. I... have no words. Oh my God.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Animal death, Biphobia, Bullying, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Alcohol, and Classism

hannaheiserman's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, and Lesbophobia

alexisofgreenbedsheets's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

original, contemporary, and a brutal read. some of the most heartbreaking depictions of what it feels like in an emotionally abusive situation. does tend to meander on her writing this book, which distracts from the completely stylized, and almost flawlessly executed, descriptions of the complete experience of an emotionally abusive relationship.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Homophobia, Infidelity, and Grief

Minor: Biphobia, Physical abuse, and Religious bigotry

excited to read more by this author

hyejoosupremacist's review against another edition

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

5.0

UGHH starting off the year SOOO good. One of if not the most well written book I've ever read. Inspiring beautiful haunting and although it was intense and bleak at times it really ends showing you how you can always overcome trauma and it will be ok. Loved this beyond words my highlighter ran DRY but how much i annotated to many good lines. Will definitely be checking out her body and other parties (if i can find a copy) now that I have read Carmen's writing. Was gonna jump right into speak but i want a somewhat less intense and dark read so let me roam my bookshelves for my next book :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Alcohol