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Dans la maison rêvée by Carmen Maria Machado

137 reviews

aproudmc13's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Blood, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Vomit, Grief, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Abandonment

lesbianlis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting

rieviolet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative medium-paced

3.5

This book deals with an extremely important topic that needs to be voiced and discussed. That said, as a piece of work itself, I liked it so-so. 

I did not get along with the narrative structure, I found the rapid-fire succession of chapters (supposed to show different genres and narrative styles) too much disjointed and confusing. The writing style is a bit too much experimental for me.

I liked much more the chapters that were "essay-like", exploring queer history and theory. However, I think that this mixing of informative chapters together with more literary and elaborately written ones was a bit jarring, it felt like two different books mashed up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal death, Biphobia, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

pinkpotayto's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

This memoir resonated with me in numerous ways. The eloquence and intelligence with which Machado writes is so fucking perfect. She is real and honest in dark ways that most people are too afraid to even think even though it's such a human way of thinking. Her abuse unfolds like thorns digging into your sides, thorns you cannot reach to remove. You have to get through it though, to reassure yourself that she mentally and physically escapes the dream house. Phenomenal and powerful book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

baguettegay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Carmen’s writing is something truly out of this world, they make you feel every single. damn. thing. 
This memoir cuts you open. No other way to describe it or encapsulate what it will make you feel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

brainrot_197's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

cassielaj's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

One of the best books I’ve ever read. Don’t get me wrong, this story is heart-wrenching and awful, but the way Machado writes about her experiences is nothing short of genius. I learned, I felt, I gaped — at some parts in horror, at others in awe. Truly stunning in every sense. A chilling, tense, emotional genre-bending memoir

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

nialiversuch's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcohol

rayannotates's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

i have never so easily given a book five stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Blood

jordanp543's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

Gorgeous in every way. 100% cements Machado as my fav author. They way she plays with genre is *chef’s kiss*.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Eating disorder