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

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

I loved the tie in of historical instances of queer domestic abuse and how it was poorly dealt with and now overlooked or not discussed enough partly because of the pressure of queer people wanting to be perfect to not give any poor look to the opposing people to weaponize. Even though these issues are not relevant to being ok or not with queer people it's inherently tied to relationships in general if anything it shows how their relationships are the same as "normal" relationships so should be included in any discussions about relationships. 

This was also the perfect balance of poetry, essay, or in the realm of abstract that I can still easily follow but enjoy the different style of writing than the usual novel. I did get lost a few times there but it wasn't a big deal. The way that Machado didn't name the offender gave the feeling that this could be anyone and I really liked that. Absolutely worth the read and it's a pretty quick one.
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