Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

163 reviews

emilymbrown's review against another edition

dark emotional informative fast-paced

stop rating memoirs you weirdos!! 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Fatphobia, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Lesbophobia

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

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

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

fesd5's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

4.5

Erratic, disconnected, reflective, academic, this memoir is everything a biography usually isn't. Although there is some form of chronology, the book jumps eagerly all over the place, littered with different writing styles from narrative to biographical to academic. This is something to read when what you want to read is different. An intriguing insight into the author's experience with psychological abuse in a lesbian relationship and unput-downable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Minor: Sexual violence

taylor24's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

Minor: Alcoholism

ninaszewczyk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Homophobia and Alcohol

florecita_lectora's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Lesbophobia

afternoonlight's review against another edition

dark emotional sad

4.0

brilliant! creative & sexy & painful but happy for her plot twist <3333

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Sexual violence

arsenic_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

foursythia's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual violence

Minor: Suicide

jemjjb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting