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Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt

29 reviews

gagereadsstuff's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

3.5

This book is not for the faint-hearted. It's a story of a racist, xenophobic, hateful house representing the racist, xenophobic, hateful history of a country with racist, xenophobic, hateful people as the main characters. And FUCK, it does mess you up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Transphobia, Violence, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Child abuse, Death, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Misogyny, Alcohol, Gore, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Drug use, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Classism, Deportation, Pedophilia, and Colonisation

More specifically, there is cutting.

coffinwraith's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Islamophobia, Dysphoria, Gore, Body horror, Transphobia, Racial slurs, Blood, Xenophobia, Violence, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Hate crime, and Homophobia

auroragoody's review

dark reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Racism, Rape, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Gaslighting, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexism, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Toxic friendship, Transphobia, Violence, Vomit, and Animal death

szpetot's review

challenging dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Antisemitism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Murder, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Transphobia, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Death, Dysphoria, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Addiction, Outing, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Child abuse, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Deadnaming, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Xenophobia, and Suicide attempt

sleaterkenneth's review

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Be very mindful of the content warnings but seriously one of the best horror novels I've ever read. The writing is incredible and the concept is so well executed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Racism, Antisemitism, Body horror, Gore, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Transphobia, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Mass/school shootings and Hate crime

Minor: Suicide attempt, Racial slurs, and Self harm

franceselsie's review

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Rape, Antisemitism, Transphobia, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Self harm, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Islamophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Racial slurs, and Hate crime

Minor: Child abuse and Adult/minor relationship

eleanor_rose22's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Bloody hell, gruesome and terrifying and unsettling, punk and political, phenomenal 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Body horror, Sexual violence, Self harm, Dysphoria, Transphobia, Violence, Racism, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, Islamophobia, Homophobia, Gore, Alcohol, Blood, Sexual assault, Rape, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Excrement, Racial slurs, and Mental illness

lola_milk's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Toxic friendship, Transphobia, Gore, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Hate crime, Antisemitism, Abandonment, and Islamophobia

Minor: Xenophobia, Alcohol, and Drug use

danidamico's review

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

Uf, qué viaje que es esta novela. Tell Me I'm Worthless es el debut de la escritora inglesa Alison Rumfitt. Es una novela intensa y con mucha personalidad, mucho carácter. Es clara la influencia de Shirley Jackson que la propia autora menciona, me gustó esa mezcla de terror clásico con una violencia político-social que está muy vigente. También eso es algo a destacar creo yo, que la novela es super actual y captura el clima de la época, sobre todo teniendo en cuenta los grupos de extrema derecha que están creciendo en todo el mundo; desde Gran Bretaña, donde ocurre el relato de Rumfitt, pasando por VOX en España, los libertarios en Argentina, José Antonio Kast en Chile y muchos otros etcéteras.

Bien, mi problema es que por momentos el libro se me hacía demasiado intenso, como si Rumfitt quisiera abarcar demasiados temas y reflexiones en un mismo texto. Y siento que esa es una característica muy común en los debuts literarios, les escritores intentan meter todos los temas que les apasionan, todo lo que les interesa, todo todo todo, como si fuera la única vez que van a ser publicados. Hay escenas de la novela que me parecieron magníficas y me fascinaron, mientras que ottas me resultaron forzadas y algo toscas, como que le faltaba un poco más de sutileza tal vez. A veces se logra expresar mucho más a través de la elipsis o de pocas palabras que mostrando absolutamente todo, siendo 100% literal y explicando todo (

Por ejemplo, la escena en la que Hannah es doblada y transformada en una esvástica, me pareció muuuy forzado y algo torpe

). También hay capítulos que me parecieron casi perfectos, pero otros que se sintieron caóticos, un poco desordenados. No sé, eso, como que es un toque desequilibrada. 

De todos modos, no quiero dejar de destacar nuevamente el entusiasmo, la intensidad y la pasión que están presentes a lo largo de todo el libro. Fue una lectura muy particular y bastante fresca, comparable a Boy Parts de Eliza Clark en ciertos aspectos. Quedo con ganas de seguir leyendo el trabajo de Alison y es un gran comienzo para su carrera. La verdad que las nuevas escritoras británicas me tienen enamorada, siempre tienen algo interesante para ofrecer.

P.D.: Tiene muuuuchos trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Torture, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Pedophilia, Medical trauma, Mass/school shootings, Islamophobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Gun violence, and Grief