Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

385 reviews

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

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

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

tinyjude's review

challenging dark informative reflective fast-paced

4.25

A memoir filled with beautiful metaphors, analogies and cross-boundaries genres and experimentation. Despite being a brief read, the contents of the book makes it harder to consume it in one sitting. The book mainly deals and details an abusive relationship between two queer women, how it starts, develops, how it destroys her but is unable to bolt, and the long-lasting effects of trauma due to said abuse. It is horrifying but highly important as, stated by the author in the book, there aren't many sources that discuss this topic and show light in how, no matter which type of relationship you are (poly, monogamous, same-sex, opposite-sex, etc), abuse is abuse and can happen and has happened. I am glad we are at a time in which we can discuss these topics among the community.

The gaslighting, the jealousy, controlling behaviour, abusive patterns, "happy" moments to overcompensate, the physicial, emotional and sexual harrassment, the consequences... they are all difficult themes to tackle and read, but Carmen María Machado does a marvelous job.

My only complaint is that i'm not the biggest fan of the second person pov in books. Nonetheless, a harrowing, necessary read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Violence, Biphobia, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

juliarenae's review

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

i loved how the book was written, how raw, and exemplified her truth.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Mental illness, Fatphobia, Violence, Sexual violence, and Gaslighting

southernselkie08's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Biphobia, and Infidelity

kschul724's review

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, and Domestic abuse

mindfullybritt's review

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Vomit, and Sexual assault

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

I absolutely adore this book. Right off the bat I would have given it 5⭐, but I listened to it on audiobook. And as much as I love listening to especially memoirs read by the authors, this text was a bit hard to follow at first on audiobook. I plan on reading a paper copy soon and will likely give it a full 5. 

I loved the narrative style and tropes of the Dream House once I got used to the flow. I really appreciated how Carmen held the complexities of domestic violence and the topic and experiences within the queer community. This text will absolutely remain an important work in queer narratives. So well done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia, Death, Hate crime, Alcohol, Biphobia, Lesbophobia, Body shaming, and Stalking

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Fatphobia