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janadeschildre's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting
beabookish's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
leahlovesloslibros's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Murder
Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Minor: Biphobia, Fatphobia, Infertility, Rape, and Car accident
Additional TW/CW: brief Harry Potter reference, divorce, psychological abuse, traumaannuich's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting
tabitha_isabelle's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence
milkybootscomix's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, and Sexual content
Minor: Biphobia, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault
olivemyheart's review against another edition
5.0
Her wishing her girlfriend had been a man so that people would believe her, so her experience wouldn't give the queer community bad rep
Her wishing her girlfriend had just hit her so she would have some concrete evidence
Her discussions of queer history and intersectionality, which showed the depth of research and thought she put into this book
Overall I really enjoyed this book, and I'm very glad to hear Machado is in a happier place now.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Animal death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit
Minor: Physical abuse, Rape, and Murder
bradypus's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Biphobia, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Drug use and Dementia
queerbiblioboy's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Stalking
Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use
leahrosereads's review against another edition
5.0
You tried to tell your story to people who didn't know how to listen. You made a fool of yourself, in more ways than one. I thought you died, but writing this, I'm not sure you did.
In the Dream House is a memoir showing domestic abuse in a queer relationship. The author describes her trauma in poetic prose that is so freaking haunting. Every aspect of her story resonated so deeply with me, and there's a reminder here that being queer doesn't make you good or bad. It just makes you queer, and you're able to fall for the same mistakes that anyone else could - include falling in love with a monster and staying in an abusive relationship.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, and Drug use