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intothewildewood 's review for:
In the Dream House
by Carmen Maria Machado
This is another body of work that makes me marvel at the humanity of it. How does one put the challenges and complexities of human emotion and experience onto a page so eloquently? The amount of time, effort, and will required to bring this memoir into the world gives me a sense of such wonder. The format it's being told in is so brilliant and innovative and powerful.
My heart aches for anyone that even remotely identifies with the things that happened to Carmen Maria Machado in her memoir, and my heart especially aches for this woman who is clearly beyond amazing, courageous, and strong to even write, let alone publish, something so vulnerable. The whole thing speaks to her creative genius in a way I don't think is possible to ever rival. This book blew literary constraints away (as well as my mind) like they were nothing.
My heart aches for anyone that even remotely identifies with the things that happened to Carmen Maria Machado in her memoir, and my heart especially aches for this woman who is clearly beyond amazing, courageous, and strong to even write, let alone publish, something so vulnerable. The whole thing speaks to her creative genius in a way I don't think is possible to ever rival. This book blew literary constraints away (as well as my mind) like they were nothing.