Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Mädchen in Scherben by Kathleen Glasgow

187 reviews

lisashelves's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Addiction, Grief, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, and Self harm

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Sexual violence

c_e_w's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Drug abuse, Suicide, Trafficking, Alcohol, Bullying, Death of parent, Cursing, Drug use, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexual assault, Death, Medical content, Sexual content, Child abuse, Self harm, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

sheabug's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Grief, Sexual assault, Rape, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Blood, Body shaming, Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Child abuse, Body horror, Cancer, Drug abuse, Self harm, and Sexual violence

meelo_weelo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Holy shit, this book took me months to read, and i assure u the long breaks inbetween were necessary, but whenever i  d i d pick it up again, i couldnt put it down. Its heavy, and hard, and s o worth the read, this isnt a story shared w u, its a whole entire life, packed in neat pages full of neat words.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Self harm, Violence, Vomit, Rape, Addiction, Toxic friendship, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Medical content, Alcoholism, and Death

Its, super heavy

astrumillustris's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Grief, Blood, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, and Suicide

abicaro17's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

5.0

This book is so utterly complex it was almost hard to rate. Its girtty and rosy at the same time. It both perfectly explains self harm and its negative effects and glamorizes a toxic relationship. I didn't want to love it but I did. I cried through the last third of the book and am
both satisfied and unsatisfied with the ending. I appreciate that the book doesn't have a happy ever after as its not a happy book but for Charlie I wanted someone to give her one. Gut wrenching and reflective. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Vomit, Rape, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Gore, Violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Self harm, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

esmee_meinen's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring 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

2.25

Well that was a long fucking ride. this book taught me a lot. to anyone out there that can relate to this book, I am so sorry. but I'm glad to say I can't, however this book did teach me a lot. I never knew that life could be THIS hard + the things people feel. 

the way this book was written made me realise that I can be really fucking gratefull and that makes me happy. 

but I do have to be truthfull, yes it's a really toughy subject but I still don't like these types of books. I love thrillers, tense and mystery books. this is not one of them. I really tried to guess what was going to happen, but I couldn't cause I couldn't find a good plot line in the writing. 
it's really unique but not my style. 

if you are into the moving, sad books then this is the one for you tho.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Body shaming, Rape, Self harm, Addiction, Death of parent, Grief, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Blood, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Vomit, Violence, and Mental illness

klaraax's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-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: Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

liebstebunni's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Body horror, Blood, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Infidelity, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Medical content, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Car accident, and Cursing

Minor: Violence, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Abandonment

queentut0523's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Grief, Self harm, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Forced institutionalization