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A review by pattington
Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt
challenging
dark
emotional
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
5.0
Grizzly, horrifying, fucked up, and cynical, this is an upsetting read and I recommend extensive trigger warnings beyond what is listed at the start of the book. If you need a warning for anything at all, you’ll likely need it for Tell Me I’m Worthless. Sitting in the violence chaos and confusion of this book it feels at once too on the nose and too obscure, but marries the two into a biting dissection of hatred. There are lengthy sections of this book that are almost unreadable from either the difficulty to stomach or parse them, but I found every page enrapturing. Super cool book.
Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Excrement, Dysphoria, Death, Body horror, Blood, Antisemitism, Transphobia, Torture, Self harm, Misogyny, Homophobia, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Violence, Racism, Suicide, Sexism, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Outing, Pedophilia, Excrement, Mass/school shootings, and Deportation