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In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

145 reviews

heartsandthumbs's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

2.0

The author is brave for telling her story. I don’t love her style of writing, but it is not for me to say that her style is wrong. The story is hers and so is the way she tells it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, and Toxic relationship

catatlanta's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Cursing, Homophobia, Sexual content, Grief, Drug use, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, and Violence

kansass666's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

sahramahtab's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Machado writes stunningly. No other word does her talent justice. “In the Dream House,” uses incredibly interesting literary devices and the conceptualization of the dream/house is brilliant. I would wholeheartedly recommend this book, just beware it’s written in the second person.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Cursing, Infidelity, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, and Grief

librarymouse's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective fast-paced

5.0

This book was so easy to consume and so upsetting to digest. Carmen Maria Machado has gorgeous way of defining and then sharing horrifying truths. The sections reflecting on the love of her friends and the people who valued around her was beautiful. I had to take a few breaks while reading this, but I'm glad I did, and I appreciate the shared resources at the end of the book and citations throughout, giving further information and history for queer domestic violence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Confinement, Cursing, Body shaming, Bullying, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Homophobia

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Pregnancy

kds's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Bullying and Alcoholism

Minor: Infidelity and Suicidal thoughts

aproudmc13's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Biphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Cursing, Fatphobia, Racism, Classism, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Vomit, Grief, Outing, Rape, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Misogyny, and Drug use

shoohoob's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

4.5

Just so dark but gripping. Carmen Maria Machado’s style of writing is so so good

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Violence, Sexual content, Infidelity, and Homophobia

archaicrobin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

A beautifully written memoir detailing the author’s personal experiences in a same sex abusive relationship. Interwoven amidst  haunting scenes, is the author’s research into the history of same sex abusive relationships. The mix of personal experience and extensive research was a perfect blend for this addictive memoir. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Drug use, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Misogyny

rieviolet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative medium-paced

3.5

This book deals with an extremely important topic that needs to be voiced and discussed. That said, as a piece of work itself, I liked it so-so. 

I did not get along with the narrative structure, I found the rapid-fire succession of chapters (supposed to show different genres and narrative styles) too much disjointed and confusing. The writing style is a bit too much experimental for me.

I liked much more the chapters that were "essay-like", exploring queer history and theory. However, I think that this mixing of informative chapters together with more literary and elaborately written ones was a bit jarring, it felt like two different books mashed up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Lesbophobia, Body horror, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Fatphobia, Alcohol, Animal death, Child abuse, Abandonment, Mental illness, Sexism, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Gun violence, Medical content, Drug abuse, Torture, Cursing, Car accident, Biphobia, Sexual assault, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Forced institutionalization, Racism, Bullying, Transphobia, Adult/minor relationship, Religious bigotry, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Suicide, and Dementia