Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

62 reviews

bchantele15's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Forced institutionalization

abookishlesbian's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

By far one of the best memoirs I have ever read. Considering I just finished the book, it will take me a while to be able to formulate an actual review and process everything that I just read, but right now I am speechless. Please read this book if you haven't already especially if you yourself have experienced domestic violence within a same-sex relationship and wish to feel seen and heard. This book does a phenomenal job explaining the nuance between lesbophobia, homophobia, and the very real reality that anyone of any gender or sexuality can be abused or be abusive to others. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Grief, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

squidknees's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

readersreadingnook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Stalking, and Gaslighting

Minor: Vomit

miiiiiless's review against another edition

medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcoholism

veeples's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

The beautiful, dreamy prode Machado employs is a brilliant and sharp contrast to the devastation that she experiences. It reads like poetry, though it’s not. It’s fluid and heartbreaking and gorgeous, and I am so glad to have read it. If you are a queer person, and even if you’re not, I think it’s a valuable read as a narrative that describes a mentally and emotionally abusive relationship and how its just as harmful as a physically abusive one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Blood, Dementia, and Car accident

sarahcerdena's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

edgaranjapoe's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

gladystobehere's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

So refreshing to see specific experiences of my community written out in such lovely, real, prose. It wasn’t romanticizing or idealizing, and if it did it was frank about it. I love the use of the medium, employing footnotes and other devices with page-turning was really effective, even on an e-reader. It is full of unhappy and emotionally violent anecdotes, and they never last too long but they are there. 
I definitely really recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Gaslighting

lightliterature's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Domestic abuse