splitdice 's review for:

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

3.75

emotional funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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i feel like this is a book that is defined around its structure, and i must say that i felt like this structure fell flat sometimes. its experimental, so i appreciate that, and when it hits it really hits (choose-your-own-adventure). however, i think the entire book suffers at some parts. its kinda sad knowing where machado is now after reading this book too. as a lesbian, i also really enjoyed how much she talked about how much pressure that queer women in specific have to be perfect and the denial of abuse.