Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Nella casa dei tuoi sogni by Carmen Maria Machado

58 reviews

errie's review against another edition

challenging dark

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Rape, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence

mirandalikesbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

This was one of the most beautiful books I've ever read. 

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. 

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Content Warnings

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

saviirose's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Rape

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

litliz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Lesbophobia, Cursing, Dysphoria, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexual content, Body horror, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Violence, Bullying, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Dementia, Pregnancy, Racism, and Gun violence

jesselopod's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

This is the most unique  memoir I have ever read. Brilliant, challenging, and harrowingly raw. I did not expect this non-linear shattering of perspective, dissecting events into many different genres and dissecting the genres themselves. Absolutely incredible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

bibliophage_teamage's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative reflective sad tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

sapphotoni's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Domestic abuse

verysillygoose's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Rape

jessereadsthings's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Suicidal thoughts