Reviews
" In the Dream House is both innovative in its approach and nerve-striking in its subject matter." -- Pacific Standard "Daringly structured and ruthlessly inquisitive. . . . The heart of this history is clear, deeply felt, and powerful. A fiercely honest, imaginatively written, and necessary memoir from one our great young writers." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "Absolutely remarkable. . . . What makes this book truly exceptional is how Machado creates an archive where, shamefully, there is none." --Roxane Gay "It's a testament to Carmen Maria Machado's abilities that a memoir as harrowing as In the Dream House can also be so energizing to read, so propulsive." --Kevin Brockmeier "Carmen Maria Machado's memoir about being trapped in a love relationship that turns nasty and shameful is unflinchingly honest. . . . In the Dream House affirms that Machado is one of the most talented young writers of our day." --Lillian Faderman "Wrought with alarming premonition, propulsive rhythm, and a trove of folkloric archetypes, Machado's genre-crushing memoir is a meditation on the eclipse of knowledge and intuition by the narcotic light of a destructive bond that feels like love." --Melissa Broder "Carmen Maria Machado has re-imagined the memoir genre, creating a work of art both breathtakingly inventive and urgently true. In the Dream House is crucial queer testimony. I've never read a book like it." --Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, "It's a testament to Carmen Maria Machado's abilities that a memoir as harrowing as In the Dream House can also be so energizing to read, so propulsive." --Kevin Brockmeier "Carmen Maria Machado's memoir about being trapped in a love relationship that turns nasty and shameful is unflinchingly honest. . . . In the Dream House affirms that Machado is one of the most talented young writers of our day." --Lillian Faderman "Wrought with alarming premonition, propulsive rhythm, and a trove of folkloric archetypes, Machado's genre-crushing memoir is a meditation on the eclipse of knowledge and intuition by the narcotic light of a destructive bond that feels like love." --Melissa Broder "Carmen Maria Machado has re-imagined the memoir genre, creating a work of art both breathtakingly inventive and urgently true. In the Dream House is crucial queer testimony. I've never read a book like it." --Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, "Machado rejects standard memoir conventions in favor of short discursive chapters. . . . The result is a thoroughly engrossing, sometimes enraging must-read." --BuzzFeed "Celebrated for her inventive writing, Carmen Maria Machado will not disappoint her fans with this dazzling memoir that journeys through a maze of stories, each vignette (some only a sentence long) an individual room containing a moment of wonder, curiosity or sorrow." --NBC News Latino "Machado is able to captivate the reader while telling a brutally honest narrative of abuse." -- Marie Claire "Forget everything you think you know about memoir when reading Carmen Maria Machado's brilliant, twisting, provocative entry in the genre." -- NYLON "A groundbreaking memoir in terms of both form and content. . . . Get ready for Machado to take you on several breakneck cross-country trips of the soul." -- The Observer "The Philly author of the much-awarded Her Body and Other Parties comes back strong with this memoir about adolescence, sexual identity, and damaging love." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer " In the Dream House is both innovative in its approach and nerve-striking in its subject matter." -- Pacific Standard "Carmen Maria Machado's rise in the literary world has been nothing short of meteoric." -- The Week "Daringly structured and ruthlessly inquisitive. . . . The heart of this history is clear, deeply felt, and powerful. A fiercely honest, imaginatively written, and necessary memoir from one our great young writers." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "Machado has written an affecting, chilling memoir about domestic abuse." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "[Machado's] writing exhibits all of the formal precision of her fiction, and the book draws the reader deep into the varied rooms of the haunted house of the past. Highly recommended." -- Booklist , starred review "Absolutely remarkable. . . . What makes this book truly exceptional is how Machado creates an archive where, shamefully, there is none." --Roxane Gay "It's a testament to Carmen Maria Machado's abilities that a memoir as harrowing as In the Dream House can also be so energizing to read, so propulsive." --Kevin Brockmeier "Carmen Maria Machado's memoir about being trapped in a love relationship that turns nasty and shameful is unflinchingly honest. . . . In the Dream House affirms that Machado is one of the most talented young writers of our day." --Lillian Faderman "Wrought with alarming premonition, propulsive rhythm, and a trove of folkloric archetypes, Machado's genre-crushing memoir is a meditation on the eclipse of knowledge and intuition by the narcotic light of a destructive bond that feels like love." --Melissa Broder "Carmen Maria Machado has re-imagined the memoir genre, creating a work of art both breathtakingly inventive and urgently true. In the Dream House is crucial queer testimony. I've never read a book like it." --Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, "Machado rejects standard memoir conventions in favor of short discursive chapters. . . . The result is a thoroughly engrossing, sometimes enraging must-read." --BuzzFeed "Celebrated for her inventive writing, Carmen Maria Machado will not disappoint her fans with this dazzling memoir that journeys through a maze of stories, each vignette (some only a sentence long) an individual room containing a moment of wonder, curiosity or sorrow." --NBC News Latino "Machado is able to captivate the reader while telling a brutally honest narrative of abuse." -- Marie Claire "Forget everything you think you know about memoir when reading Carmen Maria Machado's brilliant, twisting, provocative entry in the genre." -- NYLON " In the Dream House is proof, a nod towards justice, however nebulous or impossible that idea might be, as it sounds out against gatekeepers, archival erasures, and silence, articulating the possibility of queerness against the grain of singularity." -- Frieze "A groundbreaking memoir in terms of both form and content. . . . Get ready for Machado to take you on several breakneck cross-country trips of the soul." -- The Observer "The Philly author of the much-awarded Her Body and Other Parties comes back strong with this memoir about adolescence, sexual identity, and damaging love." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer "[ In the Dream House ] confronts the issues of credibility, self-doubt, and disbelief that all too frequently arise when survivors of domestic abuse speak out. But the work also stands as an intervention explicitly aimed at the silences, erasures, and lacunae of the culture at large. . . . A human story, full of artistry, candor, and grace." -- The Brooklyn Rail " In the Dream House is both innovative in its approach and nerve-striking in its subject matter." -- Pacific Standard "Carmen Maria Machado's rise in the literary world has been nothing short of meteoric." -- The Week "Daringly structured and ruthlessly inquisitive. . . . The heart of this history is clear, deeply felt, and powerful. A fiercely honest, imaginatively written, and necessary memoir from one our great young writers." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "Machado has written an affecting, chilling memoir about domestic abuse." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "[Machado's] writing exhibits all of the formal precision of her fiction, and the book draws the reader deep into the varied rooms of the haunted house of the past. Highly recommended." -- Booklist , starred review "Absolutely remarkable. . . . What makes this book truly exceptional is how Machado creates an archive where, shamefully, there is none." --Roxane Gay "It's a testament to Carmen Maria Machado's abilities that a memoir as harrowing as In the Dream House can also be so energizing to read, so propulsive." --Kevin Brockmeier "Carmen Maria Machado's memoir about being trapped in a love relationship that turns nasty and shameful is unflinchingly honest. . . . In the Dream House affirms that Machado is one of the most talented young writers of our day." --Lillian Faderman "Wrought with alarming premonition, propulsive rhythm, and a trove of folkloric archetypes, Machado's genre-crushing memoir is a meditation on the eclipse of knowledge and intuition by the narcotic light of a destructive bond that feels like love." --Melissa Broder "Carmen Maria Machado has re-imagined the memoir genre, creating a work of art both breathtakingly inventive and urgently true. In the Dream House is crucial queer testimony. I've never read a book like it." --Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, "Machado rejects standard memoir conventions in favor of short discursive chapters. . . . The result is a thoroughly engrossing, sometimes enraging must-read." --BuzzFeed "Machado is able to captivate the reader while telling a brutally honest narrative of abuse." -- Marie Claire " In the Dream House is both innovative in its approach and nerve-striking in its subject matter." -- Pacific Standard "Carmen Maria Machado's rise in the literary world has been nothing short of meteoric." -- The Week "Daringly structured and ruthlessly inquisitive. . . . The heart of this history is clear, deeply felt, and powerful. A fiercely honest, imaginatively written, and necessary memoir from one our great young writers." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "Machado has written an affecting, chilling memoir about domestic abuse." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "[Machado's] writing exhibits all of the formal precision of her fiction, and the book draws the reader deep into the varied rooms of the haunted house of the past. Highly recommended." -- Booklist , starred review "Absolutely remarkable. . . . What makes this book truly exceptional is how Machado creates an archive where, shamefully, there is none." --Roxane Gay "It's a testament to Carmen Maria Machado's abilities that a memoir as harrowing as In the Dream House can also be so energizing to read, so propulsive." --Kevin Brockmeier "Carmen Maria Machado's memoir about being trapped in a love relationship that turns nasty and shameful is unflinchingly honest. . . . In the Dream House affirms that Machado is one of the most talented young writers of our day." --Lillian Faderman "Wrought with alarming premonition, propulsive rhythm, and a trove of folkloric archetypes, Machado's genre-crushing memoir is a meditation on the eclipse of knowledge and intuition by the narcotic light of a destructive bond that feels like love." --Melissa Broder "Carmen Maria Machado has re-imagined the memoir genre, creating a work of art both breathtakingly inventive and urgently true. In the Dream House is crucial queer testimony. I've never read a book like it." --Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, "Daringly structured and ruthlessly inquisitive. . . . The heart of this history is clear, deeply felt, and powerful. A fiercely honest, imaginatively written, and necessary memoir from one our great young writers." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "Absolutely remarkable. . . . What makes this book truly exceptional is how Machado creates an archive where, shamefully, there is none." --Roxane Gay "It's a testament to Carmen Maria Machado's abilities that a memoir as harrowing as In the Dream House can also be so energizing to read, so propulsive." --Kevin Brockmeier "Carmen Maria Machado's memoir about being trapped in a love relationship that turns nasty and shameful is unflinchingly honest. . . . In the Dream House affirms that Machado is one of the most talented young writers of our day." --Lillian Faderman "Wrought with alarming premonition, propulsive rhythm, and a trove of folkloric archetypes, Machado's genre-crushing memoir is a meditation on the eclipse of knowledge and intuition by the narcotic light of a destructive bond that feels like love." --Melissa Broder "Carmen Maria Machado has re-imagined the memoir genre, creating a work of art both breathtakingly inventive and urgently true. In the Dream House is crucial queer testimony. I've never read a book like it." --Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, "Machado rejects standard memoir conventions in favor of short discursive chapters. . . . The result is a thoroughly engrossing, sometimes enraging must-read." --BuzzFeed "Celebrated for her inventive writing, Carmen Maria Machado will not disappoint her fans with this dazzling memoir that journeys through a maze of stories, each vignette (some only a sentence long) an individual room containing a moment of wonder, curiosity or sorrow." --NBC News Latino "Machado is able to captivate the reader while telling a brutally honest narrative of abuse." -- Marie Claire "Forget everything you think you know about memoir when reading Carmen Maria Machado's brilliant, twisting, provocative entry in the genre." -- NYLON "A groundbreaking memoir in terms of both form and content. . . . Get ready for Machado to take you on several breakneck cross-country trips of the soul." -- The Observer "The Philly author of the much-awarded Her Body and Other Parties comes back strong with this memoir about adolescence, sexual identity, and damaging love." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer "[ In the Dream House ] confronts the issues of credibility, self-doubt, and disbelief that all too frequently arise when survivors of domestic abuse speak out. But the work also stands as an intervention explicitly aimed at the silences, erasures, and lacunae of the culture at large. . . . A human story, full of artistry, candor, and grace." -- The Brooklyn Rail " In the Dream House is both innovative in its approach and nerve-striking in its subject matter." -- Pacific Standard "Carmen Maria Machado's rise in the literary world has been nothing short of meteoric." -- The Week "Daringly structured and ruthlessly inquisitive. . . . The heart of this history is clear, deeply felt, and powerful. A fiercely honest, imaginatively written, and necessary memoir from one our great young writers." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "Machado has written an affecting, chilling memoir about domestic abuse." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "[Machado's] writing exhibits all of the formal precision of her fiction, and the book draws the reader deep into the varied rooms of the haunted house of the past. Highly recommended." -- Booklist , starred review "Absolutely remarkable. . . . What makes this book truly exceptional is how Machado creates an archive where, shamefully, there is none." --Roxane Gay "It's a testament to Carmen Maria Machado's abilities that a memoir as harrowing as In the Dream House can also be so energizing to read, so propulsive." --Kevin Brockmeier "Carmen Maria Machado's memoir about being trapped in a love relationship that turns nasty and shameful is unflinchingly honest. . . . In the Dream House affirms that Machado is one of the most talented young writers of our day." --Lillian Faderman "Wrought with alarming premonition, propulsive rhythm, and a trove of folkloric archetypes, Machado's genre-crushing memoir is a meditation on the eclipse of knowledge and intuition by the narcotic light of a destructive bond that feels like love." --Melissa Broder "Carmen Maria Machado has re-imagined the memoir genre, creating a work of art both breathtakingly inventive and urgently true. In the Dream House is crucial queer testimony. I've never read a book like it." --Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, "Machado rejects standard memoir conventions in favor of short discursive chapters. . . . The result is a thoroughly engrossing, sometimes enraging must-read." --BuzzFeed "Machado is able to captivate the reader while telling a brutally honest narrative of abuse." -- Marie Claire " In the Dream House is both innovative in its approach and nerve-striking in its subject matter." -- Pacific Standard "Carmen Maria Machado's rise in the literary world has been nothing short of meteoric." -- The Week "Daringly structured and ruthlessly inquisitive. . . . The heart of this history is clear, deeply felt, and powerful. A fiercely honest, imaginatively written, and necessary memoir from one our great young writers." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "[Machado's] writing exhibits all of the formal precision of her fiction, and the book draws the reader deep into the varied rooms of the haunted house of the past. Highly recommended." -- Booklist , starred review "Absolutely remarkable. . . . What makes this book truly exceptional is how Machado creates an archive where, shamefully, there is none." --Roxane Gay "It's a testament to Carmen Maria Machado's abilities that a memoir as harrowing as In the Dream House can also be so energizing to read, so propulsive." --Kevin Brockmeier "Carmen Maria Machado's memoir about being trapped in a love relationship that turns nasty and shameful is unflinchingly honest. . . . In the Dream House affirms that Machado is one of the most talented young writers of our day." --Lillian Faderman "Wrought with alarming premonition, propulsive rhythm, and a trove of folkloric archetypes, Machado's genre-crushing memoir is a meditation on the eclipse of knowledge and intuition by the narcotic light of a destructive bond that feels like love." --Melissa Broder "Carmen Maria Machado has re-imagined the memoir genre, creating a work of art both breathtakingly inventive and urgently true. In the Dream House is crucial queer testimony. I've never read a book like it." --Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, "It's a testament to Carmen Maria Machado's abilities that a memoir as harrowing as In the Dream House can also be so energizing to read, so propulsive." --Kevin Brockmeier "Carmen Maria Machado's memoir about being trapped in a love relationship that turns nasty and shameful is unflinchingly honest. . . . In the Dream House affirms that Machado is one of the most talented young writers of our day." --Lillian Faderman, "Machado rejects standard memoir conventions in favor of short discursive chapters. . . . The result is a thoroughly engrossing, sometimes enraging must-read." --BuzzFeed "Machado is able to captivate the reader while telling a brutally honest narrative of abuse." -- Marie Claire "Forget everything you think you know about memoir when reading Carmen Maria Machado's brilliant, twisting, provocative entry in the genre." -- NYLON "A groundbreaking memoir in terms of both form and content. . . . Get ready for Machado to take you on several breakneck cross-country trips of the soul." -- The Observer " In the Dream House is both innovative in its approach and nerve-striking in its subject matter." -- Pacific Standard "Carmen Maria Machado's rise in the literary world has been nothing short of meteoric." -- The Week "Daringly structured and ruthlessly inquisitive. . . . The heart of this history is clear, deeply felt, and powerful. A fiercely honest, imaginatively written, and necessary memoir from one our great young writers." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "Machado has written an affecting, chilling memoir about domestic abuse." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "[Machado's] writing exhibits all of the formal precision of her fiction, and the book draws the reader deep into the varied rooms of the haunted house of the past. Highly recommended." -- Booklist , starred review "Absolutely remarkable. . . . What makes this book truly exceptional is how Machado creates an archive where, shamefully, there is none." --Roxane Gay "It's a testament to Carmen Maria Machado's abilities that a memoir as harrowing as In the Dream House can also be so energizing to read, so propulsive." --Kevin Brockmeier "Carmen Maria Machado's memoir about being trapped in a love relationship that turns nasty and shameful is unflinchingly honest. . . . In the Dream House affirms that Machado is one of the most talented young writers of our day." --Lillian Faderman "Wrought with alarming premonition, propulsive rhythm, and a trove of folkloric archetypes, Machado's genre-crushing memoir is a meditation on the eclipse of knowledge and intuition by the narcotic light of a destructive bond that feels like love." --Melissa Broder "Carmen Maria Machado has re-imagined the memoir genre, creating a work of art both breathtakingly inventive and urgently true. In the Dream House is crucial queer testimony. I've never read a book like it." --Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, "It's a testament to Carmen Maria Machado's abilities that a memoir as harrowing as In the Dream House can also be so energizing to read, so propulsive." --Kevin Brockmeier "Carmen Maria Machado's memoir about being trapped in a love relationship that turns nasty and shameful is unflinchingly honest. . . . In the Dream House affirms that Machado is one of the most talented young writers of our day." --Lillian Faderman "Wrought with alarming premonition, propulsive rhythm, and a trove of folkloric archetypes, Machado's genre-crushing memoir is a meditation on the eclipse of knowledge and intuition by the narcotic light of a destructive bond that feels like love." --Melissa Broder, "It's a testament to Carmen Maria Machado's abilities that a memoir as harrowing as In the Dream House can also be so energizing to read, so propulsive." --Kevin Brockmeier
