Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Paperweight by Meg Haston

8 reviews

kheiron's review against another edition

This book was written in the most 2015 style prose I’ve ever read. It was also written POORLY. I refuse to finish this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Abandonment

andreamhi's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

jedimomtrix's review

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

daralexandria's review

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Car accident, Abandonment, and Alcohol

theworstofit's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

Minor: Addiction

malakramzy's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Car accident, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Car accident

eli_in_the_house's review

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

ging090803's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It was a great book. Not the best I've read, but a good one. I had little troubles to love the characters, but I did love the story. The past intertwined with the present... The character development was really present. Following Stevie throughout every step of an ED recovery AND grieving was really interesting. I liked it. During my reading, I could see the message that was transmitted by the characters, etc. It is okay to feel emotions, we just need to find balance.
We are all a little fucked up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Well, since it is about an eating disorder, it is rough. The language, the background, it can be really triggering. So yeah, be careful.