Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

181 reviews

spuriousdiphthongs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

medium-paced

5.0

A fast but tough read about the author's experience with an abusive partner. Read trigger warnings. 
The writing is so well done and this is the second book I've read from the author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

masonwe's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Fire/Fire injury

sadiaa's review against another edition

3.5

The book was Machado's experience of abuse in a lesbian relationship alternating with mini essays and tangents which I skipped. I was more interested in reading about her relationship.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

k8scoll's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.5

It was very interesting to listen to. I think I would have had a hard time reading it, the audiobook was very well done. Definitely a dark read, but tells such an important story of queer domestic abuse. 

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Content Warnings

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

mbzoller's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

This was so well executed with the fragmented prose. I was blow away by Machado's ability to say so much without detailing explicitly the events. She was so adept at making the reader remember an image, phrase, or scenario that was called back for extra effect.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, and Gaslighting

edamamebean's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting

kaki4forks's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Dementia

cait808's review against another edition

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

5.0

carmen maria machado is one of my favorite wordsmiths; i've read this masterpiece like 5 times already and each read begets a new revelation. 

you pull this book from the shelf because reading it feels like peeling back a juicy scab. i return it, pride of place, because the familiar itch of my skin knitting back together feels even better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Biphobia, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Minor: Pedophilia

vanevill's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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