Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

1211 reviews

agammill's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse

fulltimelogan's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

pilicreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

i have serious mixed feelings — how do you review someone’s life? the writing is really gorgeous, and i really appreciate this novel’s attempt to fill the gap about domestic abuse in the lesbian archive.

on behalf of current and future lesbians, i thank you Carmen. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Murder

lauraloo627's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

ckreads28's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

The change between 1st and 2nd perspective really pulls you into the insecurities and emotions of this read and experience. It also pulls sources from other media, stories, and other sources. I think this is an important read so you know you're not alone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

cesledes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

lottiegasp's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This book is stunning and compelling. It starts off describing her delightful and addictive romance to The Woman in a way that reminded me of Written On The Body by Jeanette Winterson and The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson- just complete adoration for the other. Then the abuse emerges. As hard as it may be to understand (for people who haven't experienced abuse at least) Machado gives us a sense why the relationship was so hard to leave. The chapters are mostly very short and bring in different genres and motifs, mostly from folk tales and horror. And her writing is beautiful. So it's a real page turner throughout. I'm excited to read everything else by Machado

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse

megjenedwards's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

A stunning reflection on an abusive relationship, queerness and healing. Beautifully challenging, the sharpest of humour, and altogether masterful writing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

bookdragonkatie's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Biphobia, Body shaming, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Lesbophobia

droggelbecher42's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

Very unique writing style.
The many short vignettes showcasing different moments of her life and her relationship with the dream house woman partly through layered metaphors worked very well for me.
Particularly loved the use of footnotes and I'm glad that I didn't opt for the audiobook because they apparently omit them.
Will probably reread this at some point, I think it's a book that might profit from a reread, going in with all the information you have from the first read through

 

The repetition of "Deja Vu" sections and the choose your own adventure chapter were very haunting highlights of the book.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts