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jang's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
klsreads's review against another edition
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
talking_heads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting
squidknees's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
chaotic_bibliophile's review against another edition
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
sunbeam_reader's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence
This book deals entirely with domestic abuse in sapphic relationships.rachaelallyn's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
jmcordero's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Self harm, and Abandonment
Minor: Medical content, Lesbophobia, and Outing
kylajaynebooks's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma