Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Girl in Pieces, by Kathleen Glasgow

38 reviews

katieribbon's review against another edition

 life's too short to finish books you don´t enjoy.

the writing style wasn´t it for me.
i felt so disconnected from the main character, it was boring, awfully slow, and irritating i couldn´t finish it.
Charlie didn´t really have other personality traits other than her trauma and perhaps that was what made her feel inauthentic or realistic.
i also feel like there isn´t truly a plot or it´s confusing.
it´s also so triggering and gives ideas of how to self-harm while claiming to be a book that enlightens or makes people who self-harm feel more seen. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexual assault, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Injury/injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

josiebug's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Very odd pacing and some of the female characters from the beginning are very stereotypical from my experience of being in their shoes. People don’t speak and say the things that they do in that situation, that’s not what it’s like irl 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Body horror, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, Self harm, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Drug abuse, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Addiction

Moderate: Sexual violence, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

naiu_cs's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Mental illness, Self harm, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Drug use, Suicide, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Rape, Grief, Injury/injury detail, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Car accident, Sexual content, Bullying, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

charlesy's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.75

Never cried this much while reading a book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Addiction, Body shaming, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Suicide, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Drug use, Alcoholism, Vomit, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Suicide attempt, Violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pedophilia

reginazardoya's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/injury detail, Addiction, Medical content, Physical abuse, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Drug use, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Bullying, and Eating disorder

dora_rd's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Such an eye opening plot that made me realise how some people can really suffer in their lives at a point the don’t even have a place to live when none of their family members wills to help them . My heart is hurting with them . And let’s don’t wonder how people become homeless 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Alcohol, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Addiction, Mental illness, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Suicide

Minor: Dysphoria, Abandonment, Bullying, and Death of parent

what_jenn_reads's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Car accident, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death of parent, Mental illness, Blood, Drug use, Child abuse, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Rape, and Self harm

finiscelinis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

For people who have someone close to them who is in a dark place. It’s for them to read and get to understand more about mental illness. 
I do not recommend this to mentally ill people. Too brutal and triggering.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Addiction, Mental illness, Sexual content, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Toxic relationship, Injury/injury detail, Rape, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Abandonment, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cursing, Bullying, Body shaming, Child abuse, Car accident, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, and Vomit

Brutal

cloud_animals's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Addiction, and Blood

Minor: Bullying

lena_k's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Self harm, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

Moderate: Abandonment, Misogyny, Violence, and Bullying

Minor: Infidelity and Classism