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A review by exlibrisadriana
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Beautifully written and narrated. I loved the shortness of the chapters and the queer theorist and artists/ artwork woven throughout the book. The chapter at a museum and coming across Felix Gonzalez Torres
Candy ๐ฌ sculpture was visceral and affective down the her description of the candy going from full to pebble size in her mouth. Gonzales Torres is one of my favorite
artistโs and the memory attached to that artwork for her alongside Gonzalez Torres messages through that artwork were heavy(pun intended) and made me tear up. ๐๐๐
Iโm also so grateful to have read this memoir and all the Machado Shares which deals with a lot of abuse within gay relationships. I especially like the chapter towards the end that gives more context to domestic violence and domestic abuse within LGBTQIA+ relationships and how overlooked the issueof DV is.
Candy ๐ฌ sculpture was visceral and affective down the her description of the candy going from full to pebble size in her mouth. Gonzales Torres is one of my favorite
artistโs and the memory attached to that artwork for her alongside Gonzalez Torres messages through that artwork were heavy(pun intended) and made me tear up. ๐๐๐
Iโm also so grateful to have read this memoir and all the Machado Shares which deals with a lot of abuse within gay relationships. I especially like the chapter towards the end that gives more context to domestic violence and domestic abuse within LGBTQIA+ relationships and how overlooked the issueof DV is.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Gaslighting