Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

234 reviews

marabdelmageed's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

mallory10100's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

5.0

wow this book was amazing. heartbreaking yet quick. i highly recommend. i really liked the unique format. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Vomit, Dementia, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

this book really doesn’t feel like non fiction, but it’s a chilling true story and i highly recommend it

nicolaaa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

urs's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Biphobia, Drug use, and Fatphobia

booksybochinche's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Sexual assault

khawk97's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

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

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

I found it. The perfect memoir. The writing throughout this entire book is so beautiful even while describing the most harrowing details that I couldn't believe I was allowed to read it. It is beautiful and horrifying. There is also a lot of important commentary throughout about how women can easily be monsters in lesbian relationships, that abusive relationships are not exclusively a heterosexual phenomenon and the myth of the "lesbian utopia" is just that, myth. In reality, lesbian relationships have the capability to be just as toxic as any other relationship, that we should believe queer women when they come forward with their stories and not dismiss them. Abuse is abuse, be the perpetrator a man, woman, or gender nonconforming. I think this one is gonna stay with me for a really really long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

Minor: Blood

rachaelallyn's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

abbeybelchior's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Gaslighting

Minor: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts