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cheerstochels's review
4.5
Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Confinement, Fatphobia, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Car accident, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
lpogo16's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Blood, Vomit, and Dementia
klsreads's review
5.0
I've never read anything quite like this - I loved the vignette narrative structure. The book moved quickly because most sections were short. A couple of the tropes dragged on for me/didn't hit 100%, but I was enthralled and could hardly put it down. A few standouts for me - "Dream House as Deja Vu" (x3), "Dream House as Queer Villainy" (!!!), "Dream House as Bluebeard", "Dream House as the River Lethe", "Dream House as Choose Your Own Adventure" ...... ok, I have to stop or I'm going to quote half of this work.
Even more wild: I was in Iowa City as an undergrad during the events of this book. Did I see Carmen and the Woman from the Dream House at a coffee shop, at Obama's speech, in a bookstore? It makes me shiver, the ways people suffer out of view.
Brilliant. Carmen Maria Machado is an absolute force and a genius of prose and innovative structure. I HIGHLY recommend this book, but mind the CW's. Machado doesn't shy away from the gore at the heart of her story.
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Gun violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Bullying, Gun violence, Dementia, Stalking, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
yrpalal's review
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Confinement
Minor: Infidelity
bildungswalton's review
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Homophobia, and Sexual assault
foiblesandfiction's review
5.0
But I will say that this memoir is really damn beautiful. I read the audiobook narrated by the author, which is one of my absolutely favorite ways to consume non-fiction literature. It was haunting and informative and tense. Highly recommend.
Moderate: Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
edgaranjapoe's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Dysphoria
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
chaotic_bibliophile's review
4.75
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Gaslighting
librarymouse's review
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Eating disorder
Minor: Pregnancy