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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
mybetzfriend's review
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol
ems_book_shelf's review
5.0
Recommending this book a million times over
Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Sexual assault, Blood, and Abandonment
amyhasel's review
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment
Moderate: Fatphobia, Violence, Lesbophobia, and Toxic friendship
torturedreadersdept's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gun violence, Racism, Dementia, and Pregnancy
blackbird300's review
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
blymanor's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Gaslighting
Minor: Body shaming, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Abandonment
mdwsn27's review
4.25
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Biphobia, Body shaming, and Abandonment
creativerunnings's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Outing, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol
_morgreads's review
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Abandonment