Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

158 reviews

emily_lloyd's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

4.0

Beautiful and thought provoking memoir that discusses emotional abuse in WLW relationships. The concept of using the dream house as a vessel for Machado’s narrative is interesting without compromising the message. Despite it being an unusual format, I was sucked in and couldn’t stop reading 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Fatphobia, Infidelity, Violence, Vomit, and Stalking

xfallenxnightx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

Beautifully written memoir about domestic violence in a queer relationship. The writer surely has a way with words, this had me crying, laughing, and feeling confusion and anger alongside the author. Can’t wait to read more of her work.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Homophobia, Infidelity, Violence, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Fatphobia

lizlikesfrogs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

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

catatlanta's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

kansass666's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

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, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism and Bullying

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

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