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Truly phenomenal, a literary masterpiece. The subject of domestic abuse, verbal, mental, physical, is a subject matter that is difficult to write about, difficult to read about, and just all around difficult. Despite that, I found myself unable to stop turning the pages of this book. Not out of morbid curiosity, but out of Machado's clever and engaging writing. The metaphors abound, the mix of research with personal stories, the incredibly smart use of page space, word usage, and even footnotes blew me away at every turn. An important book for everyone to read, but especially for those who find or have found themselves caught in a pattern of abuse or have ever loved someone who has. The wounds are rarely on the outside.

Reviewing a memoir always feels wrong. These aren't an author's choices in a work of fiction, this is an author's true story. That said, this is an easy five stars for me given the writing that just drew me in constantly despite a difficult subject.

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dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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