Girl in Pieces

I’m really enjoying Girl in Pieces so far. What immediately caught my attention is how emotional and raw the story feels. The book touches on difficult experiences, healing, friendship, and trying to find your way again when life feels overwhelming.I really like the way the story draws you in and makes you want to understand the characters and what they are going through. It’s the type of book that makes you stop and think about life, struggles, and how people can slowly put themselves back together.I’m looking forward to continuing the book and seeing how Charlie’s story develops. So far, it has definitely been an emotional and interesting read, and I can see why so many people connect with this book.

I was beyond excited to read this book for the Sunday Street Team. I think more people should tell darker stories, because they exist in our world. This was an amazing book. The writing was heartbreakingly beautiful. I received a copy from Netgalley to review, and ended up giving this book 5 out of 5 stars.As soon as I picked up this book, I pretty much didn’t want to put it down…except to take some breaks when my heart felt like it had cracked open in my chest. The book wasn’t all darkness, but it definitely wasn’t a happy book. Which is fine with me, because life isn’t sunshine and daisies 24/7. Charlie’s story, and even a lot of the secondary characters stories, will resonate with a lot of people.I absolutely loved Charlie’s character. She seemed so real. My heart ached for her, and the people surrounding her, that have to deal with inner and outer demons. I really liked a lot of the female characters in this book, but barely any of the male characters–except a couple. A lot of the guys were jackasses. Charlie goes through so much in this book, and by the end, I’m glad she has people she can turn to, people she can rely on.Honestly, I think everyone should read this book. It reminds you that sometimes bad things–overwhelming things–happen. But with some supportive friends, you can embrace life to its fullest. One of my favorite things about this book is that you can feel the raw pain and emotion. Kathleen wasn’t scared to show the downs of life, to show how the tornado building inside you can lash out at any moment.I made notes of some gorgeous lines while reading: “We all have our Kiefer stages, when we want to destroy ourselves in order to create. To see if that’s beautiful, too.” and “I say the wrong thing, if I can bring myself to say anything at all. I’ve always felt like an intrusion, a giant blob of wrong.” and “I’m so unwhole. I don’t know where all the pieces of me are, how to fit them together, how to make them stick. Or if I even can.”Final note: An amazing book. It’s definitely dark, but it has an optimistic ending. I’m so glad I read this book. As soon as I finished reading, I bought myself a copy for my personal collection. I’d highly recommend this one.

This book was a deeply emotional book that I could not put down. I havent been able to find a book that I finished quickly due to how well it was written. “Girl In Pieces” was that book. I finished it in less than a week and was reading it nonstop. I highly recommend this book to someone who is prepared to read about hard topics and most likely cry on page 31 of this book. Absolutely loved it!

We first meet Charlotte “Charlie” Davis as an uncommunicative and angry seventeen-year-old during a stay at a mental health facility after she has a self-destructive breakdown. When her medical insurance runs out, Charlie is discharged into the care of her estranged mother. When that arrangement immediately falls through, Charlie is put on a bus from Minnesota to Arizona where a friend is waiting for her. From there, Charlie struggles to put her life back together.I finished this book yesterday and I’m still trying to decide how I feel about it. There’s absolutely no denying that this is a gritty, dismal and depressing book. Yet, that does not make this a bad book by any means.The rational, analytical side of me wanted to pick apart some of the events that occur in this book. Yes, patients are cut loose from medical facilities all the time because of an inability to pay. But would any reputable facility not try to provide some sort of follow-up care for a minor child? That, to me, was a definite recipe for disaster right there. Knowing how disastrous mental health care is in this country, I was quickly willing to let this go, however.Moving on to the characters – I flip-flopped when it came to Charlie. I connected with her and felt for her, but then I didn’t. Clearly, we’re dealing with a teenager who has not been guided in any way or given any sort of coping skills. Hence, the immediate need to get into a relationship. Most addicts understand that embarking on a relationship early on in recovery is almost certain doom. Yet, Charlie does this repeatedly. It was difficult for me to feel any empathy for her. She was a mess of a girl, who allowed practically everyone to walk all over her. And, her constant jealousy became tedious after a while. But as a former seventeen-year-old girl myself, I was willing to look past this. After all, her lack of coping and people skills were what caused her to self-harm in the first place.I intensely disliked Riley’s character. A grown man in his late twenties, who was clearly a broken person, hell bent on breaking everyone around him – and this included a seventeen-year-old girl – isn’t exactly likable. To me he was despicable. I didn’t give a darn about what happened to him. There were a few likable supporting characters scattered throughout.At times, I felt the dialogue could have been stronger and more powerful, but it just wasn’t there for me. The writing is good, not fantastic, but darn good. So definite points for that.As mentioned in the book’s description and in other reviews, this book reminded me a lot of Girl Interrupted – which I thoroughly enjoyed. Strangely enough, it also reminded me of White Oleander. I felt both of these books were stronger and more compelling than Girl in Pieces.I would like to say that the subject matter in this book can most certainly be triggers for anyone who suffers from addiction, self-mutilation and depression – so know this going in and be prepared. It’s not an uplifting, happy book. The ending was tidy and I found it unexpectedly hopeful. It took guts for the author to write about a subject that was so close to her. Kudos to her for that. Thanks to Blogging for Books and the publisher for a complimentary copy of this book.

Girl in Pieces is about seventeen year old Charlotte Davis’s life. Kathleen Glasgow begins with Charlotte waking up in a psyche ward for recovering cutters. What brought her to this point is part of the journey. Her time in Creeley is short but the friendships she established are long lasting.…Girl in Pieces focuses on Charlottes interactions with various individuals. Each person she encounters is vital to her journey. Most importantly is Charlotte’s reflection upon herself. With no adult guidance Charlotte is thrust upon the world to figure it out with limited resources. Having been starved of affection and attention Charlotte worries if anybody will love her with her flaws.…Charlotte has many obstacles to overcome. She struggles to function in life feeling disassociated from others. She’s a quiet kid who doesn’t like to communicate. She communicates through her drawings expressing herself in art.…A girl is born then torn to pieces. She learns to heal from the inside out hoping to have a life. Charlotte is the girl with scars wearing the past on her skin. She feels unwhole. She sets out to find her pieces not knowing how they fit back together or how to make them stick. She knows that her pieces will forever be altered by her depressive state of action to cut for release. Much like an addict her coping mechanism is a battle she will have to battle with everyday as life becomes harder testing her emotional strength.…When an author puts heart and soul into her writing it shows. When an author writes what she knows it shows. When Kathleen Glasgow set out to write about her personal experience with a seventeen year old teenager who chose to cut as way to cope through the emotional turmoil of her young adult life it shows. When Kathleen Glasgow set out to write this personal journey taking nine years to sort through her feelings and emotions she was afraid at first to set this story free, but overtime the fear was replaced by this sense of determination to inform others of what it’s like for some individuals struggling with depression. Kathleen touched my heart and opened my mind with this tender topic. Awareness is survival. This book is a testament that individuals can learn to cope even using five or ten minute intervals of time to get there.

Good book, definitely sad, listened to the whole audiobook book no regrets

This book is dark. My 13 year old granddaughter thought she wanted to read it but something about the cover gave me the willies so I thought I would read it first. I'm glad I did. It's about an older teenage girl who is into self harm. She's in a group home or hospital with others of a similar mindset and the reader gets to meet all of them. I recommended to my granddaughter and to her parents that she not read this book. At least not until she's much older. It goes into detail about how these girls hurt themselves and that's not really something for a young teen to be thinking about. They have enough on their plates. It is good for parents to be aware of though so I would recommend it for parents with teens.

I loved reading this and the quality of the pages and cover were great. I'm usually not too into reading but this was definitely something I've reread a lot. Highly recommend if you're into books that are deep and talk about real problems.

Great book good quality and I rlly loved it

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credo che ogni adolescente dovrebbe leggere questo libro. davvero toccante

This book made me fall in love with poems. The depth of emotion conveyed in each poem is truly remarkable, while reading I found myself immersed in vivid scenarios that evoked goosebumps and left me shivering at times.Humans are capable of feeling a spectrum of emotions, and this book excited every single one of them. There is so much every single person goes through but never thinks about their situation and ignores it but every part of life plays an important role and there is so much to learn from it.If one looks closely at their life, one can relate to every single poem in this book. Such a spectacular way of penning down those emotions on a piece of paper is not a child's play. And the best part is that at this young age, the poet has gone through all these circumstances and the observation of every incident is tremendous.Also "Peace in the Pandemonium" justifies what the poet wants to express which is, that even in the most tragic and chaotic part of life you can find peace, you have to. There is nothing fancy in the content everything is pure truth and harsh reality which everyone can relate to.And the book ends with a beautiful line "because without you, so many of us would feel so lost" which emphasizes the importance of life as not only it affects oneself but all the people around us.I have been affected by this book in the most positive way possible and would recommend everyone to read this book atleast once in their life.

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