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Girl in Pieces (Ungekürzte Lesung) by Kathleen Glasgow

105 reviews

fharyya09's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

I'm glad that Charlie is quite better now and that she has started her new journey in her life and I hope once she got to Paris she will be able to meet her friend Ellis.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Body shaming, Addiction, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Racism, and Suicide attempt

moamos1's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Child death, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cursing, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Cancer, Blood, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Bullying, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Rape, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Grief, Alcohol, Vomit, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Child abuse, Body shaming, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, and Death

kealein's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

3.5

I wasn't a big fan of the age difference between Charlie and Johnnie. It was only mentioned once that it might not be appropriate, but I couldn't help but feel a bit uncomfortable about it. On the other hand, I understand what it's like to be in a broken state and I've known other individuals who have been through similar experiences like Charlie. Unfortunately, things like that can happen, especially when you're in a vulnerable situation. And at 17, you tend to romanticize certain things, just as Charlie did.

I wasn't quite satisfied with Johnnie's redemption at the end, it felt rushed and not deserved to me. 

However, I loved everything else about the book. I used to struggle with self-harm, but it's been about 10 years since I last did it. This book really captured the emotions and thought processes that go through your mind when you're in that dark place, it was so relatable. It also made me realize how far I've come since then. I was able to read through the book without feeling triggered, which showed me that I'm finally in a good place surrounded by people who truly love and understand me. They want me by their side simply because of who I am, not because I'm useful to them. There's no manipulation, no toxic words or actions, just pure love.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Self harm, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, and Drug abuse

Minor: Eating disorder

molly_love's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

I can't believe this book as been sitting on my shelf for so long, I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of it. I can't recommend this book enough to every single person I meet, because honestly it would takes a thousand years to give you all my thought on this book.

But it's just so well written and heart retching that I think half my thoughts on this book would just be tears and sobs. 

I would also like to say while this book does not go into very graphic detail of certain things mentioned in the content warnings I still warn you it's better to be safe then sorry. And just not risk reading or even listening to this book if you think you could be heavily triggered by anything in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Death, Self harm, Addiction, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Body horror, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Death of parent, Car accident, Suicide, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Adult/minor relationship

cowboylikeholly_12's review against another edition

This book was really really good and I really wanted to finish it, but it was the content that made me was to not finish it. This book mentions and describes in detail topics that readers that have a history with mental health issues, sh, and other similar topics might struggle with reading. The part of the book that I read was written amazingly and was very hooking, but I struggled to read certain descriptions and that made me decide it was better for me if I didn't read it. I'm sure it's a great book, but I would recommend reading a few reviews and trigger warnings before starting to read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Death, Abandonment, Drug use, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, and Self harm

nela_reads'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Blood, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Drug use, Bullying, Self harm, Addiction, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

bekah_bamboo's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Dysphoria, Drug use, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Death, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

dennyyy's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

 this book left me speechless, I found myself in both Charlie and Blue,I was so attached to both the characters and the actual book.
it was my FIRST book that I couldn't put down in a long time, I had it everywhere with me.
it got me so broken.
I just finished it and I feel, I feel weird, I feel so numb.
everything was finished, with no unanswered questions at the end, no doubts, no plot twist to leave you in suspense.
I just felt empty, but not empty of feeling, just empty like you feel when you get attached to something, and then you don't have it anymore, that empty.
but I loved every page, chapter, author's note, everything.

the way Kathleen wrote everything made me realize that you know what,I am not the only one struggling, but there are hundreds, thousands, whatever, loads of people struggling. it just made me so happy to see that I can relate SO MUCH to other people as well.

I would give anything to read it for the first time again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Sexual content, Drug use, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Self harm, and Emotional abuse

kaytie's review against another edition

emotional

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

f you're going to read this please check trigger warnings, this book has a lot of dark themes that are talked about which might be hard for some people.

The ending is what brought this from a 3 to a 4 for me. the middle was dull with not a whole lot to keep me invested but the last 75 pages were everything. i cried and i felt that pit of anxiety in my belly but it ended in such a cathartic way that it made the whole experience feel so real and meaningful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Drug use

elenaxcaitlin's review against another edition

Too mentally exhausting

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Physical abuse, Violence, Bullying, Kidnapping, Addiction, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Child death, Suicide attempt, Rape, Racism, Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, Torture, Suicide, Sexual assault, Sexism, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Grief, Death, Forced institutionalization, and Alcohol