Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

281 reviews

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

sarah_hutchins's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Biphobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts

beefbourguignon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

hall of fame

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

zerinasahar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Physical abuse

unknowncoco's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

randiroo's review

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Physical abuse

shmegsreadz's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

a mournful, gutting, soaring reprise of abuse in a lesbian relationship. as a lesbian, neoteric and unwilted, this is the most important book i have read in some time. i am forever grateful to machado for offering me insight into something i’m sure i would never be able to understand unless i lived through the experience, “you can be hurt by people who look just like you. not only can it happen, it probably will, because the world is full of hurt people who hurt people. even if the dominant culture considers you an anomaly, that doesn’t mean you can’t be common, common as fucking dirt,” (232). her prose is warm and every metaphor, reference, and motif is expertly tied to her point. what a beautiful thing; “book” feels like an underscore. this is advice and vulnerability. i will treasure my copy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Vomit

salemander's review against another edition

5.0

one of the most beautiful written and formatted books i’ve ever read. the looming sense of dread throughout as she falls deeper into abuse was heartbreaking, yet she fills the narrative with reminders that she will be free and it will not last forever. a gorgeous memoir.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

_jmstone_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

cindyjoy's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Addiction, and Drug abuse