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In the Dream House
by Carmen Maria Machado
2.5 ⭐
I know I'm in the minority with this one, as it is well-loved and highly rated on here. It just didn't fly for me. I found it a little hard to follow; usually I do not have problems with nonlinear timelines, but I was lost for a good bit of this book. I also listened to the audiobook and it is definitely possible that it just didn't translate well to audio for me. The main issue beyond this for me was that I felt the author really didn't express many of her actual feelings surrounding the abusive relationship she was in. It was really just a documentation of different scenarios and situations that she found herself in while involved in this relationship.
Most Memorable:
I did enjoy the horror anecdotes that were tied into the story.
*Not an in depth review for me because I listened to this as an audiobook weeks ago. Sorry! Trying to get caught up on reviews so doing some shorter ones to help that along.
I know I'm in the minority with this one, as it is well-loved and highly rated on here. It just didn't fly for me. I found it a little hard to follow; usually I do not have problems with nonlinear timelines, but I was lost for a good bit of this book. I also listened to the audiobook and it is definitely possible that it just didn't translate well to audio for me. The main issue beyond this for me was that I felt the author really didn't express many of her actual feelings surrounding the abusive relationship she was in. It was really just a documentation of different scenarios and situations that she found herself in while involved in this relationship.
Most Memorable:
I did enjoy the horror anecdotes that were tied into the story.
*Not an in depth review for me because I listened to this as an audiobook weeks ago. Sorry! Trying to get caught up on reviews so doing some shorter ones to help that along.