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Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt

50 reviews

jessereadsthings's review

dark slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Antisemitism, Transphobia, Racism, Self harm, Suicide, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Islamophobia

jemmers's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

walkonpooh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Homophobia, Body horror, Deadnaming, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Gore, Drug abuse, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, and Death

saeruh's review against another edition

challenging dark tense

3.0

oh wow this was a lot. A really, really gruesome and gory and traumatic book. I think a lot of the points it tried to make got bogged down in these massive rants supposed to coming from the house but just made me feel confused and very gross! The resolution of the story made absolutely no sense to me, these two characters were absolutely so toxic and despised each other and then suddenly they’re back in love?
   I know it’s British writing but wow was I tired of hearing the word “cunt!”
  Falls under the weird books for weird girls term but pls read and consider all of the triggers, I don’t think I did fully.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Excrement, Gore, Hate crime, Antisemitism, Domestic abuse, Blood, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Body horror, Dysphoria, Self harm, Sexual assault, Torture, Transphobia, Deadnaming, Death, Drug abuse, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual violence

vixenreader's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious 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

4.5

A phenomenal novel, if not entirely enjoyable, it is a harrowing exploration of trauma through bigotry and intergenerational fascism can lead to prejudice and self-loathing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Colonisation, Cursing, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Outing, Death, Murder, Self harm, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Deadnaming, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Vomit, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, War, and Excrement

Minor: Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, and Abandonment

Be prepared for instances of INCEL culture, terrorism, bombing, disturbing hate symbols, TERF culture, woman-on-woman sexual assault, serial killing, self-hatred, strap-on sex, the loss of a friend, and public sex.

haileyhardcover's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Do you ever finish a book and have a headache but, like, in a good way? Like you’re going to need several hours or maybe several lifetimes to process what the fuck you just read? Like you’ve just emerged, somehow physically unscathed, from a gruesome fever dream made real? That is how I felt after finishing Tell Me I’m Worthless. 

How can I even explain to you that this book is not SCARY, but it IS terrifying? It is horrific in a way that I wasn’t fully prepared for, and also in ways that I can’t even fully comprehend. It’s gutting. It will haunt me, and I’m grateful. 

Please read the trigger warnings before reading

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Antisemitism, Blood, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, Body horror, Self harm, Transphobia, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Drug abuse, Violence, Suicide, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Bullying, Hate crime, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Transphobia

martinza's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

4.5

I cried a little bit after finishing it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Dysphoria, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Death, Excrement, Murder, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Gore, Grief, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Transphobia

beckjimenez's review

dark slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Racism, Murder, Mental illness, Islamophobia, Xenophobia, Violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Gaslighting, Drug use, Drug abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Antisemitism, and Blood

sparklebites94's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Hate crime, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Body horror, Death, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, and Transphobia

Moderate: Antisemitism and Self harm

Minor: Drug use, Addiction, and Drug abuse

mateyy'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Antisemitism, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Death, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Violence, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Physical abuse, and Religious bigotry