Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

163 reviews

charlie_woodchipper's review

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

I audibly gasped many times by the description of abuse in the relationship. I've never been in an abusive relationship, and this book was eye opening, sad, tense. I had to press pause on the audibook a couple times

If you've lived through that, I'd be careful about picking this book up. It would certainly be very relatable, but also very triggering

Very glad that this was made. Like the author mentioned, it's very taboo to talk about abusive lesbian relationships, especially in the queer community. Very proud of this author for making it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Lesbophobia, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Sexual violence and Fatphobia

phdyke's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Fatphobia and Physical abuse

dearbhlanoonan's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Fatphobia and Homophobia

Minor: Animal death and Body shaming

poisonivy's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Fatphobia

tkmunson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

hoolen's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual violence, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, and Body shaming

Minor: Biphobia

amyhasel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Heartbreaking, informative, and brilliant, with circular narrative that will just keep punching you in the gut. Thank God Carmen Maria Machado is also hilarious, or every reader would be breathless with horror. Not a love story, except maybe with herself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

Moderate: Violence, Lesbophobia, Fatphobia, and Toxic friendship

annamay1021's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

yleavy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Fatphobia

torturedreadersdept's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Lesbophobia, Cursing, Dysphoria, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexual content, Body horror, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Violence, Bullying, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Dementia, Pregnancy, Racism, and Gun violence