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meguary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Torture, Racial slurs, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, Rape, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Murder, Antisemitism, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Body horror, Classism, Death, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts
evelyncore's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Transphobia, Body horror, Rape, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Classism, Self harm, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Infertility, Vomit, Addiction, Pedophilia, Bullying, Excrement, Alcoholism, Islamophobia, Outing, Deadnaming, Deportation, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Racism, and Ableism
trashgobby's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Antisemitism, Murder, Misogyny, Body horror, Bullying, Gore, Emotional abuse, Transphobia, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Racism, Dysphoria, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Deadnaming, Animal death, Classism, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, and Hate crime
Minor: Excrement, Drug use, Confinement, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Sexual content, Self harm, and Toxic relationship
dodgeremerson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This book made me deeply uncomfortable the entire time I read it. I don't regret reading it, as it is a good look at how easy it is to fall into fascist ideology, especially for young people and marginalized individuals.
It is not for everyone, but if you have the stomach for it, it's worth a read.
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Hate crime, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Transphobia, Body shaming, Gore, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Rape, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Colonisation, Pedophilia, Torture, Violence, Racism, Addiction, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Ableism, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Bullying, Confinement, Dysphoria, Grief, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, and Vomit
whatsmacksaid's review against another edition
5.0
BUT--as the bookseller checking my purchase out warned me--you need to pay attention to the content warnings. Even if you're anti-CW, make an exception in this case, because Tell Me I'm Worthless is literally one of the darkest books I've ever read. I've spent days trying to think of anything else remotely as messed up and have only been able to come up with Night by Elie Wiesel (which, yes, is a memoir of the holocaust).
Another BUT: if you can get through it--and honestly no shade if you can't--it's worth it. Its darkness seems absolute, but, shockingly, it's not.
Graphic: Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Dysphoria, Rape, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Racism, Body shaming, Body horror, Sexual violence, Self harm, and Classism
rosekantorczyk's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Physical abuse, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Self harm, Transphobia, Antisemitism, Gore, Rape, Violence, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Classism, Vomit, Hate crime, Racism, Suicide, Xenophobia, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Excrement, Gore, Blood, and Deadnaming
Minor: Drug use, Infertility, Alcohol, Animal death, and Pedophilia
iheartm4m's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Classism, Colonisation, Toxic relationship, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Antisemitism, Death, Homophobia, Gore, Hate crime, Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Islamophobia, and Rape
foxwish's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Body horror, Transphobia, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, Blood, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Sexism, and Classism
Minor: Infertility
jemmers's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug use, Self harm, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Death, Drug abuse, Murder, Classism, Grief, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Rape, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Body horror, Colonisation, Confinement, Misogyny, Gore, Racism, Violence, Dysphoria, Toxic friendship, Transphobia, and Toxic relationship
booking_along's review against another edition
1.5
i do not like horror that is mostly shock value, crude and feels like it forced a specific narrative and opinion -be it one that shadows real life, reflects the authors option or is simply the loudest public voices reflected back at this particular time.
also i felt a but as if this was purposefully badly written?
and i didn’t like that either.
look horror for me can be a lot of things to be good or for me to see why other will love it even if i personally didn’t enjoy it as much.
but it had to have something that works:
- the writing has be what makes the story. be it that it’s unique or different or tells a story in a way that just makes you flip the pages no matter how horrific the scenes your reading are.
-the characters make the story and you want to see what happens to and with them.
- the suspense horror that builds and builds and while it doesn’t need to be a new kind of horror or even a uniquely told one… if the suspense is there and makes it horrific? that’s horror!
what i don’t think makes a book horror even if it’s horrific is using slurs, being purposefully crude and hurtful or downgrading towards groups that already face those things every day.
we don’t need more hateful stories against anyone LGBT+ or women or black people!
and i felt like that is what the book was doing. it just kept picking and picking and picking and freaking picking at those topics but not in a good or even horrific way but just doing it.
now it could be that it was that kind of read for me because the constant and completely unnecessary slurs at every page, that i didn’t feel the writing was anything great… it didn’t do anything? which sounds so mean and hurtful and i hate saying that but this book felt a bit like a ranting internet hate speech to just hear themselves screech into the void!
maybe that was what the author wanted to achieve.
then points to them! they achieved their goal of that.
if that wasn’t the intended style… i have no idea what it was suppose to do.
for me this book tried to be shocking and edging and one of those reads that feel uncomfortable with showing how the current times treat some people.
but for me it didn’t get there and fell not only short but didn’t even mange to come near it.
not my type of book clearly.
Graphic: Homophobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Cursing, Death, Lesbophobia, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Biphobia, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, and Sexism