Biography
In the Dream House
2019·280 pages
A memoir dissecting a psychologically abusive queer relationship through innovative narrative tropes, cultural analysis, and personal reflection.
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A memoir dissecting a psychologically abusive queer relationship through innovative narrative tropes, cultural analysis, and personal reflection.
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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.And it’s that struggle that gives the book its original structure: each chapter is driven by its own narra...
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Romance & sex
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Frequent sexual encounters depicted within the central relationship, including in abusive contexts.
Violence & gore
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References to physical violence, assault, and domestic abuse, mostly non-graphic.
Profanity
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Occasional strong language appears in dialogue and narration.
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Central focus on lesbian relationship, queer identity, and visibility themes.
Religious content
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Mentions of religious adolescence and associated shame.
Magic & witchcraft
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No evidence found in available sources
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources
Political content
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Explores history of abuse in queer relationships and cultural silence around it.
Self-harm / suicide
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References to suicidal ideation alongside trauma.
Abuse & suffering
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Central theme of psychological abuse, gaslighting, and domestic violence in a queer relationship.
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