Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

31 reviews

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

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

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

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Infidelity, and Misogyny

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

Minor: Abandonment, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

laynie_rearick's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

mallory10100's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

5.0

wow this book was amazing. heartbreaking yet quick. i highly recommend. i really liked the unique format. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Confinement, and Infidelity

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Rape, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Vomit

this book really doesn’t feel like non fiction, but it’s a chilling true story and i highly recommend it

jessiebertram's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

Fantastic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

rachaelallyn's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

lycheejelly's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal death, Biphobia, Cancer, Cursing, Dementia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

jmcordero's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infidelity, and Self harm

Minor: Lesbophobia, Outing, and Medical content