Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow

173 reviews

natscott1999's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Alcohol

paulinahaum's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

xoxo_izzy's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

This is my favorite book of all time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

_b0ok_l0v3r's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

lottiereads24's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Alcohol

Minor: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

csmoke85's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Rape

maxine_december's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent

brivie's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Physical abuse, Rape, and Trafficking

hell0fri3nd's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Heartbreaking, but so important.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pedophilia, Vomit, and Medical content

Minor: Domestic abuse and Rape

noonchi's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

If I had read this as a teenager I don't think I would have been able to appreciate it. The ending has a really powerful message.

Our main character didn't need to be saved by anyone by herself, but the sisterhood she has with other young women is so revolutionary to me. Sure, we can believe she would have tried to get better on her own, but her friendships from the hospital are part of what pulls her from that darkness.

This book gave me the language to understand and describe how I felt about the things I experienced as a teenage girl. I never knew how to describe what I had going on inside, even now as an adult, but this put it together for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Death of parent