Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Mädchen in Scherben by Kathleen Glasgow

10 reviews

nisha_111's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Violence, Alcohol, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Medical content, Abandonment, Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

meikekievits's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Body horror, Confinement, Addiction, Blood, Drug use, Cursing, and Alcoholism

r4v3ncl4w_93's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Trafficking, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Mental illness, Self harm, Cursing, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Eating disorder, and Body shaming

Minor: Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cancer, Excrement, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, and Car accident

espressoreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Confinement, Violence, and Vomit

This book hits it all, but without glorifying the spiral.

lauryn_04's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Death, Medical content, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Blood, Self harm, Suicide, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Confinement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Sexual content, Violence, and Bullying

writingcaia's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

4.5

The title says it all. A girl torn inside and out, and the tortuous way to putting her pieces back together.
This a highly triggering book for any bad feelings, grief, depression, anxiety, body shame, sexual violence, abuse, emotional abuse, violence, substance abuse, it’s just hard like that.
It is also a testament to suffering and fighting to fix yourself, at least not to give up. 
It is also a nod to those who self harm, you are not alone, you can do it and stop, and be better.
I like the way the narrative flows along with Charlie’s progress, from the bowels of suicide attempt and major grief and trauma, to believing she can overcome it, then to knowing she’s failing and being unable to stop, until realising it is all part of life, and some do have less luck on the coin toss that is family and circumstances.
In the end it is a hopeful story. A story that truly shines light into dark places.
A hard ride but worth it. Enveloping writing that just flows inside.
Definitely will read more from the author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Grief, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Body shaming, Confinement, Drug use, Medical content, and Sexual assault

Minor: Death of parent and Suicide

PTSD

bmay06's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

Very beautifully written but very very deep and intense 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Rape, and Abandonment

Minor: Bullying, Car accident, Confinement, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

bethany_grace's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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: Self harm, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

matthewreads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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

3.75

The book is very heavy and focuses on serious topics such as self harm, depression, suicide, drug use and etc.. the pacing was slow and took me days to read through half the book. The characters aren’t flat but they don’t have that much depth either. Main character got an ending she deserved. Writing style was great and overall was a good book 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Violence

sammymilfort's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Self harm, Confinement, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Violence