Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

887 reviews

aquakirst's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Bullying, Mental illness, Murder, Biphobia, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia

cloudnineteen's review

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

5.0

I can’t even fully describe just how much I LOVED this book. There was the perfect split of talking from the perspective of the author’s past self, the present, and the interludes that discuss the taboo and ignored topic of abuse within queer relationships. I don’t often reread books, but when I do, I know it’s a favourite, and I would reread this 100 more times. 5/5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

fynn_jls's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

jujuwithbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

sarafer13's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

atthehuskinbee's review

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Lesbophobia and Body shaming

ffreyarrose's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

houseren's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Sexual content

kes813's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

5.0

This is by far one of the best books I’ve ever read and I don’t need to say much. This book is everything. It meets nonfictional analysis with personal trauma essay with magical realism fairytale. It’s incredibly cathartic, twisted in the most imaginative way, and brilliantly insightful. This book is a must read. I only warn those who are sensitive to very graphic descriptions about abuse and general fictional horror/gore. I believe this book can heal many, but could risk pouring salt water into an open wound if freshly grieving from an abusive relationship.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Body horror, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

sprwblvm's review

dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Lesbophobia