In the Dream House
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In the Dream House

by Carmen Maria Machado

2019•Biography•280 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentarypsychologicalgay/lesbianslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricateenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipinjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leads

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Boxlist takeExpect an emotional, original biography, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

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About This Book

In the Dream House is Carmen Maria Machado’s engrossing and wildly innovative account of a relationship gone bad, and a bold dissection of the mechanisms and cultural representations of psychological abuse. Tracing the full arc of a harrowing relationship with a charismatic but volatile woman, Machado struggles to make sense of how what happened to her shaped the person she was becoming.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentaryPsychologicalGay/lesbianComplex relationshipInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceTroubled leads

Subjects

Psychological abuseLesbians, biographyLGBTQ biography and memoirAmerican Women authorsBiographyAbused lesbiansLesbiansBiography & autobiography / lgbt

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Author
Carmen Maria Machado
Published
2019
Pages
280
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