Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

37 reviews

catatlanta's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

aproudmc13's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Blood, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Vomit, Grief, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Abandonment

rieviolet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative medium-paced

3.5

This book deals with an extremely important topic that needs to be voiced and discussed. That said, as a piece of work itself, I liked it so-so. 

I did not get along with the narrative structure, I found the rapid-fire succession of chapters (supposed to show different genres and narrative styles) too much disjointed and confusing. The writing style is a bit too much experimental for me.

I liked much more the chapters that were "essay-like", exploring queer history and theory. However, I think that this mixing of informative chapters together with more literary and elaborately written ones was a bit jarring, it felt like two different books mashed up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal death, Biphobia, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

quirksandcontradictions's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Abandonment

mars_ira's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

daisydoolie's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

5.0

Beautifully written, first book I’ve ever read that talks about lesbian domestic abuse in a way that gave great clarity and frankness - whilst still being a brilliantly composed and written book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

lain_darko's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming and Suicidal thoughts

briannasam's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Abandonment

laynie_rearick's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Vomit

marabdelmageed's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment