Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

32 reviews

girlwiththeheadphones's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Machado has one of the most delectable writer’s voices I’ve ever come across. She truly is a master of the trade and that comes across so clearly in this book. Her intelligence and research skills shines here (as well as her ability to make me cry). I felt like I was learning so many things throughout this book but it didn’t feel tedious—for the most part. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Fatphobia, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Vomit and Fire/Fire injury

rusina's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Body shaming, Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Violence, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Fire/Fire injury

torismazarine's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, 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

cheerstochels's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Confinement, Fatphobia, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Car accident, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

jazhandz's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Fatphobia, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Blood, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

ellornaslibrary's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Infidelity and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death and Fire/Fire injury

alexijai98's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

5.0

Beautifully written and a modern classic of queer writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

booksandbesitos's review

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.75

A beautifully written memoir about an unfortunate and abusive relationship.

The symbolism of the dream house was very powerful and I loved how the chapters put the dream house as different things to explain the story. The short chapters made it a little easier to consume the heavy topics.
Every chapter is like fragments to show  the big picture. I think that other survivors of abuse can also relate to telling their stories in fragments at first. Until you’ve ready to tell the whole thing. 

Due to the nature of the story, the content in the book is very heavy. I encourage everyone to look at the content warnings before reading this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Pregnancy

mald626's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Dementia and Fire/Fire injury