Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

152 reviews

toriauricht's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

A harrowing but brilliant and vulnerable work of art. Machado is a spectacular writer!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Violence

Moderate: Gaslighting and Sexual violence

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

heykidzspellingisfun's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

5.0

Finished in one afternoon

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

lowercaseletter's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual violence

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

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

blymanor's review against another edition

reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Body shaming, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexism, Violence, and Lesbophobia

mdwsn27's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Fatphobia, Vomit, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Body shaming, Abandonment, and Biphobia

jesselopod's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

This is the most unique  memoir I have ever read. Brilliant, challenging, and harrowingly raw. I did not expect this non-linear shattering of perspective, dissecting events into many different genres and dissecting the genres themselves. Absolutely incredible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship