Reviews tagging 'Death'

Girl in Pieces, by Kathleen Glasgow

102 reviews

nara_knl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

I’m going to be honest, as someone struggling with mental health as well, I was terrified that this book will trigger me so badly.. but it didn’t! it proved that i’m not alone, we are not alone! 
The Story of Charlie Davis is heartbreaking, moving but mostly beautiful! I was captured by this story and i’m deeply touched! In a way i feel heard! Thank you Kathleen Glasgow!

Yet i wouldn’t recommend it, if you’re actually struggling rn and are scared it’s gonna trigger you! Get help first! You’re loved <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Self harm, Suicide, Drug use, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Rape, Vomit, Death, Injury/injury detail, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

tulaxoxx's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Injury/injury detail, Self harm, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Mental illness

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

frero's review

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Sexual assault, Rape, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Death

anton13's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

It was a roller coaster. I’m sad to say that some characters I liked did seem to end up as kinda the bad guys and I was really hoping they wouldn’t. When I first picked up this book I thought this would be a sad book all the way through but it has proved me wrong. Despite the main theme being about mental illness it’s still joyful at times and it helped lighten the mood(?). I really enjoyed it and it was interesting to read too. Also I made a playlist of all existing songs that they mention. So here you go:

Star -Belly
Nervous breakdown - Black Flag
Is it really so strange? - the smiths
Baby, let me follow you down - Bob Dylan 
The whole Astral Weeks album by Van Morrison
T.B. Sheets - Van Morrison
The whole Nashville Skyline album by Bob Dylan 
You’re the one that I want - Grease
Tangled up in blue - Bob Dylan 
Needle in the hay - Elliott Smith
Christmas in prison - John Prine

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Drug use, Alcohol, Grief, Violence, and Mental illness

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Injury/injury detail, Addiction, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual assault

paulinelluise's review

challenging dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Death, Drug abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Alcohol, Addiction, and Alcoholism

weirdassfanta's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Made me go through a lot of shit, but totally worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Self harm, and Suicide

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Emotional abuse

what_jenn_reads's review

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

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

britt_zonnebloempit's review

emotional 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

Holy fucking shit. I wish I could give this book more than 5 stars. This is so exquisitely written, but fuck, it's so painful to read. 

I BEG YOU, PLEASE CHECK THE TRIGGER WARNINGS BEFORE PICKING THIS UP. 

Charlie is such a lovely girl who's had such a shitty life, who ends up making the wrong choices all over again, not so much because she consciously CHOOSES to, but because shit just keeps finding its way to her. There's so much depth to her, she tries so hard to be better, and it's so so so difficult. I don't know how Kathleen got these words onto the pages, how they didn't tear her apart completely, because they sure as hell tore me apart. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Drug use, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Violence, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Death, and Addiction

cloludders's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Death, Alcoholism, Violence, Suicide attempt, Grief, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Addiction