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lpogo16's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Bullying, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Rape, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Murder, Violence, Child abuse, Body shaming, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Minor: Vomit, Dementia, Blood, Cursing, and Confinement
klsreads's review against another edition
5.0
I've never read anything quite like this - I loved the vignette narrative structure. The book moved quickly because most sections were short. A couple of the tropes dragged on for me/didn't hit 100%, but I was enthralled and could hardly put it down. A few standouts for me - "Dream House as Deja Vu" (x3), "Dream House as Queer Villainy" (!!!), "Dream House as Bluebeard", "Dream House as the River Lethe", "Dream House as Choose Your Own Adventure" ...... ok, I have to stop or I'm going to quote half of this work.
Even more wild: I was in Iowa City as an undergrad during the events of this book. Did I see Carmen and the Woman from the Dream House at a coffee shop, at Obama's speech, in a bookstore? It makes me shiver, the ways people suffer out of view.
Brilliant. Carmen Maria Machado is an absolute force and a genius of prose and innovative structure. I HIGHLY recommend this book, but mind the CW's. Machado doesn't shy away from the gore at the heart of her story.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Blood, Violence, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Abandonment, Alcohol, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, and Sexual content
Moderate: Biphobia, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gun violence
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Medical content, and Vomit
Moderate: Animal death, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Biphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual assault, Rape, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, and Confinement
Minor: Dementia, Pandemic/Epidemic, War, Bullying, Gun violence, and Stalking
yrpalal's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Bullying, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Confinement
Minor: Infidelity
bildungswalton's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Confinement, Gaslighting, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Sexual assault, Homophobia, and Animal cruelty
foiblesandfiction's review against another edition
5.0
But I will say that this memoir is really damn beautiful. I read the audiobook narrated by the author, which is one of my absolutely favorite ways to consume non-fiction literature. It was haunting and informative and tense. Highly recommend.
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Homophobia, Grief, Infidelity, and Lesbophobia
edgaranjapoe's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Dysphoria, Sexual assault, Confinement, Grief, Homophobia, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Rape
Minor: Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Animal death, Car accident, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Eating disorder, Vomit, Murder, and Medical content
chaotic_bibliophile's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence
librarymouse's review against another edition
5.0
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
kers_tin's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Homophobia, Biphobia, Body shaming, Confinement, and Cursing