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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
racheltrow_'s review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Violence
Moderate: Lesbophobia, Sexual violence, and Homophobia
kiatlyns's review against another edition
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Infidelity and Fatphobia
Minor: Lesbophobia and Biphobia
_fictionalreality's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Bullying, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship
t0astghost's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Lesbophobia and Homophobia
acorny's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Homophobia and Lesbophobia
sarah_hutchins's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Biphobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts
cheyennedowls's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Violence
Minor: Lesbophobia
hfleur's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Homophobia
Minor: Biphobia and Lesbophobia
jessmbark's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Cursing, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Lesbophobia, Sexual content, Biphobia, and Homophobia