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A review by thepaperbackqueen
Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow
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.
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.
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