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mirandalikesbooks's review against another edition
5.0
The thing that sets this book apart is the way it was written. The tone feels like poetry while equally being digestible and readable. The switch between first and second person was such an interesting way to tell a story. The "I" was disconnected from the "you" but still told told a cohesive account of Machado's story. The you chapters invited the reader in to examine the parts of their reality that they are disconnected from too.
This perspective on domestic abuse intersected with queer culture intersected with fat culture and with religious trauma is engaging and terrible and inspiring.
A wonderful read.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Addiction, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Stalking, Bullying, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Homophobia
Moderate: Fatphobia and Body shaming
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, and Mental illness
vrhayes08's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Violence, Cursing, Stalking, Alcohol, and Biphobia
Minor: Drug use and Pregnancy
ieotter13's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Homophobia
lynxpardinus's review
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Medical content, and Vomit
Moderate: Animal death, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Biphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual assault, Rape, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, and Confinement
Minor: Dementia, Pandemic/Epidemic, War, Bullying, Gun violence, and Stalking
erica_reads_things's review against another edition
4.75
I loved the narrative style and tropes of the Dream House once I got used to the flow. I really appreciated how Carmen held the complexities of domestic violence and the topic and experiences within the queer community. This text will absolutely remain an important work in queer narratives. So well done.
Graphic: Grief, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Sexual content
Moderate: Homophobia, Death, Hate crime, Alcohol, Biphobia, Lesbophobia, Body shaming, and Stalking
Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Fatphobia
kkoeller7's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Gaslighting
Moderate: Lesbophobia and Homophobia
Minor: Stalking
squidknees's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Biphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, Fatphobia, Drug abuse, Body shaming, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Alcoholism, Self harm, Bullying, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Cursing, and Blood
readersreadingnook's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexual content, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Drug use, and Gaslighting
Minor: Vomit
alicelalicon's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, Sexual content, and Stalking
emily_lloyd's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Fatphobia, Vomit, Stalking, Violence, and Infidelity