A review by newsboyhat
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

challenging emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

Machado’s memoir is gorgeously crafted and fiercely brilliant. She tells us the story of an abusive relationship in fragments and vignettes, incorporating queer theory, literary criticism, pop culture, and more. It’s unique, clever, and made for deep thought and reflection despite it being compulsively readable (finished it in 2.5 sittings). She gives the reader enough dimension in each fractured piece that, when assembled and at a distance, is a shimmering mosaic of a whole. I put IN THE DREAM HOUSE on the shelf next to Cathy Park Hong’s Minor Feelings and Maggie Nelson’s The Argonauts. 
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