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Carmen Maria Machado: In the Dream House (Hardcover, 2019, Graywolf Press) 5 stars

In the Dream House is Carmen Maria Machado’s engrossing and wildly innovative account of a …

Review of 'In the Dream House' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

This is not an easy read, but it's a brilliant one. Machado's fragmentary style is a fascinating way of showing the effects of an abusive relationship on her psyche and her life, how 'the woman in the dream house' became part of her life and then broke it apart. It moves in to the very small, with detailed examination of events in her relationship, and also moves out to the wider issue of abusive relationships in the queer community.