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klsreads's review against another edition
5.0
I've never read anything quite like this - I loved the vignette narrative structure. The book moved quickly because most sections were short. A couple of the tropes dragged on for me/didn't hit 100%, but I was enthralled and could hardly put it down. A few standouts for me - "Dream House as Deja Vu" (x3), "Dream House as Queer Villainy" (!!!), "Dream House as Bluebeard", "Dream House as the River Lethe", "Dream House as Choose Your Own Adventure" ...... ok, I have to stop or I'm going to quote half of this work.
Even more wild: I was in Iowa City as an undergrad during the events of this book. Did I see Carmen and the Woman from the Dream House at a coffee shop, at Obama's speech, in a bookstore? It makes me shiver, the ways people suffer out of view.
Brilliant. Carmen Maria Machado is an absolute force and a genius of prose and innovative structure. I HIGHLY recommend this book, but mind the CW's. Machado doesn't shy away from the gore at the heart of her story.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Blood, Violence, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Abandonment, Alcohol, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, and Sexual content
Moderate: Biphobia, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gun violence
julsreadinglist's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Sexual assault
filisia's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Body shaming, and Sexual assault
cow_png's review against another edition
5.0
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!!
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, and Cursing
errie's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Rape, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence
lil_owl_reads's review against another edition
5.0
Not only does Machado have a grasp on writing that I have seen rivaled by only a few other authors, she has a grasp on history and the place her story will occupy within the canon of literature. She is self-aware; she references and cross-references and builds up nearly a library of works discussed just within this ~200 page book.
If you need your heart broken, read this. If you need your heart mended, read this.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship
ems_book_shelf's review against another edition
5.0
Recommending this book a million times over
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Bullying, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Blood, Sexual assault, and Abandonment
readbycarina's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
carmentxx's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Moderate: Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Sexual assault, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
alexijai98's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity