Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

307 reviews

mortiffa's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Machado's story is heartbreaking and hard to grapple with, but the writing in this memoir is absolutely breathtaking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Moderate: Religious bigotry

veepopp's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Lesbophobia

filmnoirz's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

this was just so, so good. it’s vulnerable and informative, so well written and so heart wrenching, and so unfortunately relatable. read this!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual assault

camilleion's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Lesbophobia

maess's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Outing, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

_morgreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

eib_21's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

jessereadsthings's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Gaslighting

cassidyzang's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Physical abuse

yeetith_and_yoinketh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This book was absolutely terrifying to read and it was eye-opening. Carmen Maria Machado threw linear timelines and regular memoirs out the window. Instead of the memoirs I am used to reading, which always feel just a little bit shallow and inauthentic, this one really shows you the very essence of Miss Machado.

With moments before, after, and during the abusive relationship inside the Dream House, along with little memories, studies, and key life experiences, it really feels like we have been given the privilege of wandering around her soul. That being said, I don't want to make light of the fact that she was in an abusive relationship and that she was trapped inside. This book is beautifully haunting to read, but I want to make you understand that this is not something to be romanticized for a book review.

 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Lesbophobia and Gaslighting

Minor: Drug abuse