Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

1439 reviews

acorny's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

cow_png's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

This was an incredible read and I wish that everyone could read this book! I kept thinking about and wanting to read most times in the day. 
The narrative lens were such an interesting way to write!! and I loved seeing how the way of writing would changed with it!
Definitely look at the content warning before reading if you are a sensitive person (Such as I) 
Amazing book, so happy that I read it!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, and Cursing

mmccue1997's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Physical abuse

possumghost's review

dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

erks's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

The author found a unique way of reflecting and documenting her personal experience in a queer abusive relationship, and pulled it off beautifully. Her raw, devastating, and poetic writing shows off the author's strength in taking writing tropes and genres and using it to dissect her experiences, and make her own archive about a narrative that is traditionally dominated by straight, cis white men

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Domestic abuse

pparker_'s review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Domestic abuse

emath98's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative tense medium-paced

5.0

This is some of the best writing and content I have ever read. Incredibly dark and intense, but without being overwhelming. Such an important topic of abuse within queer relationships that is not discussed enough with such nuance and depth. I cannot recommend this book more highly. Masterfully done.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

the book is dark and intense but the ending is hopeful

lilahs_literacy_corner's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual content

kimayasaijpal's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

 Carmen Maria Machado's "In the Dream House" is a masterpiece in structure. Written completely from the second perspective, this memoir on the breakdown of the author's queer abusive relationship was an immersive experience from the first line to the very last. The queer community often doesn't like talking about abuse because we feel that it would vilify us in the eyes of those who already don't want us to exist. But stories like Machado's are important. The perspective makes it unlike any other memoir I've read. "You follow her in because you don’t know what else to do,”  makes the reader feel like they're experiencing exactly what Machado does, in real time. I will always recommend this book. It is a heavy read, and at times I felt I would not be able to finish it. 

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Content Warnings

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

mackemau's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Violence