Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Paperweight by Meg Haston

10 reviews

jakegreyxx's review

3.0

The way she refused to refer to her roommate by name, but as soon as she discovered her roommate had trauma she switched to her name was… really beautifully done.
There is a point about 200 pages in where the book seems to drastically change pace. It just slows right down, as if time decided to stop moving.
And then it all kind of happens at once, in a way that feels a little skipped over, in ways.
There are definitely some big content warnings for this book, so if that’s something you might need, I would recommend looking them up. Most notably, this book follows a girl with an eating disorder in a treatment centre for eating disorders. Other warnings I would note are suicide attempts, suicidal ideation, drinking, abuse, and car crash. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, and Suicide attempt

_toni_'s review against another edition

dark

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Eating disorder, and Car accident

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Child abuse

kat42's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

Triggering if you're dealing with an eating disorder, but a pretty good representation of what it can be like

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Self harm and Suicide attempt

Minor: Child abuse

pond_newt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Death, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Child abuse

_jasper_394's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

I was looking for a dark book and this somewhat fulfilled my expectations but I heard it was alot more of a challenging read than it was. It was a okay book but sort of underwhelming because it didnt end how I expected. I enjoyed it but it could have been more developed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Death, and Car accident

Minor: Child abuse and Rape

yourssincerelyemma's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, and Child abuse

eli_in_the_house's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

lissa_3's review

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Fatphobia, and Body shaming

Minor: Child abuse and Drug abuse

nofy's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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

i'm grateful for this book :( <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Suicide, Self harm, Death, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Vomit, and Child abuse

hbrown's review

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

When I started this book, I didn’t think I was going to finish. It was cringey, straight from pro-ana Tumblr. But I stuck with it and I’m glad I did. Stevie really drew me in. She is such a complex character and you can really feel her pain and her growth. Anna is also portrayed so, so well; she’s a great representation of what a good therapeutic relationship can be. The book ends on a hopeful note, but I would still not recommend this book to anyone currently struggling with an eating disorder or not very solidly in recovery. Very strong trigger warnings for eating disorders and suicide. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Cursing