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A review by clichemarker
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
dark
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
5.0
"Powerful and important readHow many times had you said, “If I just looked a little
different, I’d be drowning in love”?"
"It is, in fact, freeing: the
idea that queer does not equal good or pure or right. It is simply a
state of being"
"Your scary aunt said,
apropos of nothing, “I don’t believe in gay people,” and from the
back seat—empowered by adulthood—you said, “Well, we believe
in you.”
"You mention it once, but then she does that thing where she
repeats what you’ve said a few times, each time getting a little more
sarcastic until you apologize."
"It is more surprising
when there is no evidence of a talented man having hurt someone at
all."
"It is, in fact, freeing: the
idea that queer does not equal good or pure or right. It is simply a
state of being"
"Your scary aunt said,
apropos of nothing, “I don’t believe in gay people,” and from the
back seat—empowered by adulthood—you said, “Well, we believe
in you.”
"You mention it once, but then she does that thing where she
repeats what you’ve said a few times, each time getting a little more
sarcastic until you apologize."
"It is more surprising
when there is no evidence of a talented man having hurt someone at
all."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Homophobia