A review by blakeandbooks
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

I don’t think I’ll ever be able to forget this book. Carmen delivers such a thought provoking and haunting memoir as she recounts her experience with domestic abuse from a previous partner. What haunted me even more was not only listening to her story via audiobook, but that she is also the one to narrate the book. Her writing is powerful and demands attention. She also discusses how lesbian relationships can be damaging, even though there is not much literature or studies that she herself could find while researching. If you’re looking for more nonfiction, memoirs, or queer literature, pick this book up. 

This book was January Prompt B for #TheDiverseBaseline challenge: read a book by a Latine author. 
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