Reviews tagging 'Lesbophobia'

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

207 reviews

sapphotoni's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

cestarimm's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

“a verdade é que não há lugar melhor para se viver que à sombra de uma montanha bela e furiosa”

acho que esse livro mudou a minha vida! 🥹

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, and Mental illness

veepopp's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Fatphobia and Body shaming

Minor: Lesbophobia and Adult/minor relationship

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: Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

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

sabkapink96's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Lesbophobia

frankieclc's review against another edition

5.0

Such a unique and incredible book. In so many circumstances you can sometimes feel like having your own experiences described so spot on can be quite unnerving but this book managed to pull on just the right heart strings. Thankfully it's now at a distance in which I can truly appreciate media about it. That being said it could easily be very triggering for someone who's been in an abusive relationship of any kind.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Lesbophobia and Homophobia

_morgreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

booksjessreads's review against another edition

challenging dark informative fast-paced

5.0

I actually do not think I have the words to do this book justice. This is such a creative and powerful memoir which provides such an intricate and clever insight into Machado's domestic abuse by a former girlfriend. It also provides an important and informative narrative on the subject of domestic abuse in queer relationships more broadly, making use of the little amount of literature that exists on this topic. Furthermore, Machado references fiction, film and culture with relation to domestic abuse to give insight into the ways in which abuse is represented in a wider 'art and culture' context, but also allows us to learn about Machado's life through these lenses. 

Chapters are often short because each chapter represents a different lens of which to view domestic abuse. It is so cleverly written and so informative. Despite the short chapters, I would recommend taking your time with it to allow you to appreciate the work that Machado has crafted, but also to pace yourself through the heavy subject matter.

I am excited to read Her Body and Other Parties and would highly recommend In the Dream House to broaden and enrich the bookish content you are reading.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual content and Lesbophobia

remimicha's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Alcohol, Biphobia, Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Animal death, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Lesbophobia

sapphothebittersweet's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

By far one of the best memoirs I have ever read. Considering I just finished the book, it will take me a while to be able to formulate an actual review and process everything that I just read, but right now I am speechless. Please read this book if you haven't already especially if you yourself have experienced domestic violence within a same-sex relationship and wish to feel seen and heard. This book does a phenomenal job explaining the nuance between lesbophobia, homophobia, and the very real reality that anyone of any gender or sexuality can be abused or be abusive to others. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Cursing, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia