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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
mybetzfriend's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Violence, and Gaslighting
ems_book_shelf's review against another edition
5.0
Recommending this book a million times over
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Bullying, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Blood, Sexual assault, and Abandonment
amyhasel's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment
Moderate: Violence, Lesbophobia, Fatphobia, and Toxic friendship
torturedreadersdept's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Lesbophobia, Cursing, Dysphoria, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexual content, Body horror, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Violence, Bullying, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Dementia, Pregnancy, Racism, and Gun violence
blackbird300's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Sexual content, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Lesbophobia, Violence, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief
blymanor's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Bullying, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Body shaming, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexism, Violence, and Lesbophobia
mdwsn27's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Fatphobia, Vomit, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Body shaming, Abandonment, and Biphobia
creativerunnings's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Physical abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Toxic relationship
_morgreads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship