Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

159 reviews

hello_lovely13's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Homophobia and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Racism

sp00pylexi's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

adelll's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Suicidal thoughts

talking_heads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

kellybobelly96's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.5

This book is important to read and at times, difficult to read. I appreciated the representation of a queer relationship that is usually hidden. This book reminded me of something I would read on my Women Gender Studies class in college - something that will stick with me but while reading often felt over my head. I didn't expect the memoir to be driven by literary and cultural analysis, but I recognize there was a poetic significance to everything being said. I would recommend to anyone who is willing to think critically and open yourself to a story that is more common than we would like.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Bullying, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

ally_reads_'s review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Sexual content, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

kleine_elster_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

jordynkw's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, and Sexual violence

snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Lesbophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Violence, Cursing, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Infidelity, and Fatphobia

kell_xavi's review against another edition

3.0

Some sections of this book are witty and brash, concisely metaphoric in ways that tell the reader something important they can hold on to; other sections are slow, pedantic, or they delve into ideas and events that aren’t as revealing as Machado believes. The vignette style makes the writing piecework at times, the dual history of a personal nature and history of lesbian domestic abuse cutting across each other without coming together. The note to Machado’s partner in the acknowledgments, which reads, “I’d do it all again, baby. It brought me you,” was an uncomfortable closure.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Biphobia, and Infidelity