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Wow yeah this book is a masterpiece. First off, I loved the format! I liked the one page chapters, and how it switched topics a lot. I like that some of the chapters talked about where she was when she was writing that part. It felt so unique and really grounded me in her life. Another thing I liked was the perspective. Everything it written using "you", which literally places the reader in the author's place, and makes them feel what she was feeling. And holy cow the "choose your own adventure" part was genius. And the pages that call the reader out for not following the instructions were like a gut punch. Also the choose your own adventure format is something that I have never seen in a book written for adults. And of course the most hard hitting and important part of this book is the awareness it brings to domestic abuse within LGBTQ+ relationships. Like she talked about in the book, it is a topic that is either underrepresented or misrepresented in media. But despite that, it is still important to bring attention to.
Also a random thought I had is that it is

hilarious that Carmen ended up marrying the woman in the dream house's ex-girlfriend.

Overall, the descriptions of abuse in this book were just very impactful and hard to read, due to how bad it makes you feel for Carmen. I think this is an amazing book, and Machado is an incredible author.
Read a borrowed copy from a friend.

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This is a masterclass in crafting an entirely original memoir. Carmen's writing is raw and heartbreaking and sucks you into the feelings she feels so deeply. Also, her audiobook narration is so poetic and mesmerizing.

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dark funny tense fast-paced

4.0

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dark reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

I was slightly sceptical that this memoir could really be as good as everyone says it is, though not for any particular reason - I don't have any personal connection to the subject matter, and picked it up mostly because it's so highly rated and because I enjoyed Her Body and Other Parties.

It is *incredible*. Knowing ahead of time how it ended didn't stop me from being in tears by page 27 and racing to finish it. There's nothing I can say about the quality of the writing that hasn't already been said better by other people, but I will say that this was a borderline life-changing read, and that I'd recommend it to anyone.

"My plot twist, my fate, my fairytale ending... I'd do it all again, baby. It brought me you."

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4.5

This feels like it should be required reading for every young queer person. It really expresses the importance of breaking the utopian lense with which we regard queer relationships. It feels especially poignant to me as someone who sees herself as less desirable and has accepted whatever attention she could get in the past.

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