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

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

I wasn't sure about the style at first, but I was quickly wrapped up in every piece expertly woven into this brave memoir. This poetic exploration of an abusive relationship takes you on literal road trips through all the seasons of the dream house, with illustrative visits along the way of applicable narratives in other media and scrapings of what few published experiences exist about domestic abuse in queer relationships, all while establishing a canon in its own right.
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