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challenging
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emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
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Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
reflective
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Plot or Character Driven:
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Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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Carmen Maria Machado is a literary genius. Her prose is so purposeful and powerful. In the Dream House is a beautiful and devastating account of queer domestic violence, yet is not sensationalised nor trivialised.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting
Moderate: Fatphobia, Lesbophobia
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Character
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Complicated
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Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
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Too much antisemitism in the first chapter, big YIKES
hopeful
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No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
medium-paced
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Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
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Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The concept of the book is interesting and I feel like I would have enjoyed it if the characters were more likeable. I couldn’t get invested in them because they felt so one dimensional and whiny.
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A beautiful story of love, loss, and food. Zauner’s prose is so evocative and rich it feels like you’re seeing and tasting and smelling everything she puts on the page. The fact that someone can be such a talented musician and then write such a brilliant memoir is infuriatingly impressive.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Death of parent
Minor: Eating disorder, Infidelity