Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow

129 reviews

arlis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Toxic relationship and Forced institutionalization

prachidayal's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad fast-paced

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

2.5

• Long read (10 hours)
• Factually inaccurate about hospitals, has terrible and unrealistic dialogue, and too much italicization (I just don't like her writing style.) The book got really boring after Blue returned. The trauma wore the character due to poor character development.
• I liked the writing from Louisa.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abandonment

haleymourer's review against another edition

dark sad 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

Relatable if you have mental illnesses. One of the characters is an asshat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

bookkissth's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Vomit, Medical content, and Medical trauma

thepaperbackqueen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

This book was very hard for me to get through the first 80 pages due to the graphic profanity and the confusing nature in which the first 100 pages were written. 
I would have DNF’ed but I pushed through and what seemed to be a diary/ stream of consciousness writing style moved to more of a story/narrative style. 
We start off by seeing our main character (Charlie) staying in a facility where everyone there struggles with self harm in some way, shape or form. 
This however does not last long because the funds that were keeping her there stop coming in. Which unfortunately means she needs to leave a place that was helping her. And she WAS NOT ready to leave.
All of this can open up a discussion about whether people should even be paying to get help from any kind of mental health issue or even other things like paying doctors or pharmacists and so on. 
Overall the book was fine. It wasn’t the greatest is wasn’t the worst. 
I’m glad that close to the end it showed people who might be in a similar place as Charlie that there is HOPE and that things can get better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

anasofiahr's review against another edition

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

emilija_l's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-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

This is one god damb angelic book ❤️❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Alcohol

moon_watcher's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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

This book is so emotional, but can be regarded as hopeful for those who have struggled with depression or self harming. I fell in love with it immediately and cried my heart out many times. If you like emotional and sad books, like me, this is for you. If you prefer more happy and lighthearted books then it might be best to find something else. But I give this book a 10000000000000/10

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Toxic relationship

bunny_bee_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad 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: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

bitbookish's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Rape, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual content and Injury/Injury detail