Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

Girl in Pieces (Ungekürzte Lesung) by Kathleen Glasgow

77 reviews

graciennex's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

"the world runs on kindness. It simply has to, or we'd never be able to bear ourselves"

this story is beautifully told in my opinion. it's realistic but also hopeful.

i love that after she got out of the facility, things seemed to look up for her but then it eventually becomes messy again, because that's life.

it's sad and depressing and frustrating but progress is not linear. to quote felix, 

"for a long time, you gather pieces. and it takes such a very long time, not to fit them back together, but to assemble them in a new way, not necessarily a better way. more, a way you can live with until you know for certain that this piece should go there, and that one there."

the importance of girl friendships in this also does not go unnoticed. the fact that charlie really started to get better once blue comes into the picture physically, right after louisa's quote about "a girl's life is the worst life in the world" is mentioned really captures the essence of being a girl. you just have to find your people to make this world feel a little better.

also, the author's note made me bawl my eyes out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, and Trafficking

abbiewhite'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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Mental illness, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Grief, Suicide, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Rape, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Death, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship

oliviapankiw's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

I had to give this book five stars. Kathleen Glasgow’s writing perfectly created a picture in my head of everything- the hospital, true grit, charlie’s room. This book left me feeling quite empty. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Alcoholism

britt_zonnebloempit's review against another edition

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

orphicnight's review against another edition

dark informative slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Self harm, Trafficking, and Abandonment

_maude_'s review against another edition

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Self harm, Trafficking, and Sexual violence

prachidayal's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad fast-paced

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

2.5

• Long read (10 hours)
• Factually inaccurate about hospitals, has terrible and unrealistic dialogue, and too much italicization (I just don't like her writing style.) The book got really boring after Blue returned. The trauma wore the character due to poor character development.
• I liked the writing from Louisa.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Rape, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Abandonment

123erty456's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Mental illness, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Vomit

lena_k's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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: Death of parent, Self harm, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

Moderate: Abandonment, Misogyny, Violence, and Bullying

Minor: Infidelity and Classism

anasofiahr's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Trafficking, Child abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Cursing, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual harassment