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A review by alingtori
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Carmen Maria Machado's in the dream house tells us a haunting story of domestic (non-physical) abuse in a queer relationship—something that is rarely talked about, and even seem as impossible.
Machado's prose and style are gorgeous. Her use of the second voice in chapters where she talks about her time and relationship with the woman in the Dream House makes it more visceral. I had to put down the book several times because the pain was too much to bear.
And in telling her story, she gives voice to those who are silenced. To those whose tongues have been cut off by fear—fear of rejection, fear of judgement, fear of retaliation. By breaking her silence, she tells us that we are not alone, contrary to what others say or believe.
In the Dream House reminds us queer people are humans, warts and all.
Machado's prose and style are gorgeous. Her use of the second voice in chapters where she talks about her time and relationship with the woman in the Dream House makes it more visceral. I had to put down the book several times because the pain was too much to bear.
And in telling her story, she gives voice to those who are silenced. To those whose tongues have been cut off by fear—fear of rejection, fear of judgement, fear of retaliation. By breaking her silence, she tells us that we are not alone, contrary to what others say or believe.
In the Dream House reminds us queer people are humans, warts and all.