Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

559 reviews

sadiaa's review against another edition

3.5

The book was Machado's experience of abuse in a lesbian relationship alternating with mini essays and tangents which I skipped. I was more interested in reading about her relationship.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

chthoniclamb's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Fatphobia

f18's review

challenging dark emotional tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Gaslighting

hi_its_micah's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Violence

chris_reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

Minor: Biphobia, Drug use, Misogyny, and Sexual harassment

daniellekat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

5.0

Any book that makes me cry on public transportation is a definite 5 stars. This was so incredibly written and the unique way Machado chose to frame her memoir was brilliantly executed. With books that deal with a specific traumatic experience/theme, I always hope that resources for readers to access help are included and I was disappointed when that wasn't the case here. Despite the difficult content, I highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Lesbophobia

Minor: Vomit and Alcohol

theknm's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

This memoir was beautifully written and Carmen voice was all throughout the book. It's so sad that Dream House girl didn't take any accountability for her actions, always blamed her and even physically abused her- im glad carmen was able to get out of that and rediscover herself again. She mentioned a lot of queer work in this book which was very informative cause I really didn't know they existed. There were a few moments that were hard to read but it was essentially for how this relationship was. I feel like i related to Carmen cause especially in that deep rooted relationship you always try to make it work and try to blame yourself for their actions - i did that a lot with ex so I felt her pain a lot. Def recommend! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

k8scoll's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.5

It was very interesting to listen to. I think I would have had a hard time reading it, the audiobook was very well done. Definitely a dark read, but tells such an important story of queer domestic abuse. 

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Content Warnings

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

arkwen452's review

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Carmen's account of her upbringing and identity even as she is involved in her relationship was raw and unrestricted. I was aware of the contents of this book when I picked it up but there were still things that surprised me. 

I cannot speak on the specifics of domestic abuse history among Queer relationships. In The Dream house is really my first introduction to the subject specifically.

It's an important narrative on the topic and a good book to explore.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

mbzoller's review

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

This was so well executed with the fragmented prose. I was blow away by Machado's ability to say so much without detailing explicitly the events. She was so adept at making the reader remember an image, phrase, or scenario that was called back for extra effect.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, and Gaslighting