Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

139 reviews

kiatlyns's review against another edition

Well-written, but I went in blind (book club book) and the events detailed in this book are perfect mixture of my worst nightmares that I would prefer not to relive. If DV, toxic poly situationships, or same-sex DV are any of your triggers I would not recommend you read this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Infidelity and Fatphobia

Minor: Lesbophobia and Biphobia

_fictionalreality's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Bullying, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

kpully13's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Gaslighting

mmccue1997's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Physical abuse

sarah_hutchins's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Biphobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts

zerinasahar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

readbycarina's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

carmentxx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

my second reread of this book and it is just impossible to not sit and reflect on the world in tears. machado is just so incredibly talented, you feel her excruciating pain, her debasement, humiliation, the unflinching trauma of a hidden domestic abuse. in the dream house is so good because machado provides a hidden archived memory. she provides us as much of the archived memory and invited us to think about how much is hidden- in this way, a form of un-memory- we are aware of how much memory is missing because we cannot even comprehend the extent of the memory. machado’s memoir is genre breaking, a historical and literary feat because she shows us the potential of how much is missing. there is so much missing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Moderate: Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Sexual assault, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

alexijai98's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

5.0

Beautifully written and a modern classic of queer writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

salemander's review against another edition

5.0

one of the most beautiful written and formatted books i’ve ever read. the looming sense of dread throughout as she falls deeper into abuse was heartbreaking, yet she fills the narrative with reminders that she will be free and it will not last forever. a gorgeous memoir.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit