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In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

92 reviews

jessiebertram's review against another edition

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

rashi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

5.0

I have found it difficult to put this narrative into words. All I can say is that I really felt it, not just the big bad stuff but all those small moments that seem to tally up into your psyche and be the most difficult parts to shake. I’m grateful for her willingness to share. For some reason I can’t rate this 5 stars and I’m not sure why.

Update: this has been moved to a 5 star rating out of sheer will, because I don’t know what else to do with my thoughts about it. Will have to read it again and maybe revise.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Lesbophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Bullying

xigoka's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, and Domestic abuse

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

bluejay21's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Biphobia, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Violence

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

armandilloh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

First book that I've read with such a creative style and approach to story telling. Each chapter felt like it's on self contained story but simultaneously served a higher purpose to progress this biographical account of the author's experience through an abusive relationship and exiting the other side. The narrative choice was especially appropriate to detail the non-linearity of attempting to retell the traumas of an abusive relationship, while the reader is left to put the pieces together it often mirrors the issues with resurfacing the memories and recollections that the victim has spent years trying to communicate. The book also covers many topics which construct this intersectional experience of Carmen's life: the absence of accounts detailing queer abuse, the struggles of maintaining a spotless image for the queer community, the influences of religious upbringings on queer youth and body dysmorphia. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

solasuaine's review against another edition

dark informative sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship

anitaxlit's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.75

I feel infinite gratitude for the existence of this book. It's a powerful piece of writing that weaves snippets of witty analysis of pop culture from a queer lens, insightful commentary on the queer community's history and present reality, and Machado's personal story of domestic abuse.

As a queer woman, reading this memoir was an empowering experience. I felt that it had been written for people like me, in a world where queer women and femme folk don't get to claim many things as their own. If that's how you identify as well, I sincerely hope one day you find yourself reading <i>In the Dream House</i>. It's an important book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Infidelity, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Mental illness and Pregnancy