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A review by meleac07
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
As a queer, predominantly lesbian individual, this gave me perspective and made me feel, in a way, safe.
Seeing a woman so openly and explicitly talk through her experience with queer domestic abuse, it both hurt me to the very core of my being and gave me hope that some day, we could as a society, fully acknowledge and accept that queer people are not a different species, somehow immune or shut off from the experiences of heterosexual people.
I find a part of myself reflected in this story, and the author so eloquently told it in a way that made me feel a part of it somehow, like I could feel a mere fragment of her suffering and heartbreak.
This story is both brave and powerful in every way.
Seeing a woman so openly and explicitly talk through her experience with queer domestic abuse, it both hurt me to the very core of my being and gave me hope that some day, we could as a society, fully acknowledge and accept that queer people are not a different species, somehow immune or shut off from the experiences of heterosexual people.
I find a part of myself reflected in this story, and the author so eloquently told it in a way that made me feel a part of it somehow, like I could feel a mere fragment of her suffering and heartbreak.
This story is both brave and powerful in every way.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief
Moderate: Blood and Lesbophobia
Minor: Fatphobia and Animal death