Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

293 reviews

theperfectblues's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, and Mental illness

aestinson's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

bokryp's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.75

Ooph! Heavy and thoughtful and challenging. Amazing writer. Incredibly unique and intriguing writing structure. I was afraid it would be a slog to get through a new theme every couple pages, but it's one arc of a story told through dozens of facets and lenses. Remarkably cohesive, the structure gave a much more full and nuanced representation than a typical memoir structure would have. It's like how I tell stories. A little scattered and sometimes tangential, but it represents the message all the same. Ended up being engrossed by the serial style narrative. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual content, and Homophobia

heykidzspellingisfun's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

5.0

Finished in one afternoon

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Medical content, and Vomit

Moderate: Animal death, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Biphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual assault, Rape, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, and Confinement

Minor: Dementia, Pandemic/Epidemic, War, Bullying, Gun violence, and Stalking

bauermeyers's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse

annamay1021's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

yleavy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Fatphobia

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Lesbophobia, Cursing, Dysphoria, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexual content, Body horror, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Violence, Bullying, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Dementia, Pregnancy, Racism, and Gun violence

blackbird300's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Sexual content, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Lesbophobia, Violence, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief