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Mädchen in Scherben by Kathleen Glasgow

14 reviews

lottyfarmer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Mental illness

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Rape, Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

lovesbug787's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

It is dark but ends well and is something you might yell at the characters at at times but is really good 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Grief, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Infidelity, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Self harm, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Medical content, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual violence, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Violence, Body horror, Cursing, Blood, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Car accident, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Fatphobia, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Vomit, Excrement, and Forced institutionalization

It is intense and can be hard to get through if you have any sort of trauma or mental illness background.

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

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

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

mandala_eyes's review against another edition

challenging 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Drug use, Medical content, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexism, Vomit, Rape, Violence, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Cursing, Child death, Car accident, Blood, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Abandonment, and Adult/minor relationship

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

ags18's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Body shaming, Suicide, Vomit, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Violence, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Cursing, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Blood, Child abuse, 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

justme_0145's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Medical trauma, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent