In the Dream House

skye_edelson-bennett shared a tip "I usually stick with fiction, but I knew I had to read this memoir, and I'm so glad I did. The way Carmen writes is beautiful and haunting and I think it's such an important book for everyone to read."

micah_flores shared a tip "Incredibly well-written and unique. My heart broke and swelled for Carmen over and over again. At times it felt as if the author was writing from my own mind. This is one I'll be recommending from the roof tops to be sure!"

jennifer_catron shared a tip "This book stirred up controversy at the school district I work in for being on an optional high school book club reading list, so, naturally, I had to read/listen to it! I loved it! I was so engrossed in Machado’s storytelling, I felt like I was listening to my best friend tell me about a part of her life I never knew. Highly recommend 🌠🌠🌠🌠"

laura_hunter shared a tip "Carmen Maria Machado explodes the story of her abuse with research about queer abuse, fairytales, Star Trek, and descriptive visceral writing that brings you into the way it feels to be in the body that is being abused. I thought about things in new ways, smirked at her clever and frank writing style and really want to get drinks with her sometime"

casey_hilton shared a tip "Domestic violence is a hard topic. It isn't really something we hear about with same sex couples, this book brought it to light for me. A hard, but good read."

jillibean shared a tip "Never really liked biographies, but this changed my mind! So amazing and the format of it is even better! I could not stop reading!!"

darcy_m4216 shared a tip "This book really moved me. It was so similar to my relationship (which is now over) that I had a hard time getting through some parts. Her honesty, her beauty, her self-reflection, her healing are truly breathtaking. Highly recommended."

kimmy_hernandez shared a tip "This book impacted me in such a way I forgot during some instances I was reading a memoir and not a work of fiction. That being said, it made me think about all the past relationships I have had and how visceral and intense they were."