Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Girl in Pieces, by Kathleen Glasgow

148 reviews

millie_marsden1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, and Rape

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

gracelibucha's review

dark reflective 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: Suicide attempt, Rape, Alcoholism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Mental illness, and Drug use

Moderate: Domestic abuse

haithisil's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Drug abuse, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Cursing, and Child abuse

Minor: Rape and Fire/Fire injury

buildurworld's review

dark emotional sad tense 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

3.5

to enjoy the book i feel like you would have to be able to relate to it but please check the trigger warnings before you purchase though. it was a ok book with no reread value 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Suicide, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

bmrachel's review

challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.0

God this book was too relatable. I feel so much for Charlie. I want to sympathize with her but sometimes it’s too much. I want to sympathize with Riley but he’s in the wrong. I’m glad she got the ending she deserved. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Rape, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Self harm, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, and Drug use

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

crystal689's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Alcoholism, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Rape, Vomit, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Car accident