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In the Dream House
by Carmen Maria Machado
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Dream House as Reality.
You tried to tell your story to people who didn't know how to listen. You made a fool of yourself, in more ways than one. I thought you died, but writing this, I'm not sure you did.
In the Dream House is a memoir showing domestic abuse in a queer relationship. The author describes her trauma in poetic prose that is so freaking haunting. Every aspect of her story resonated so deeply with me, and there's a reminder here that being queer doesn't make you good or bad. It just makes you queer, and you're able to fall for the same mistakes that anyone else could - include falling in love with a monster and staying in an abusive relationship.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use