Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Paperweight by Meg Haston

9 reviews

jedimomtrix's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Abandonment, and Eating disorder

carolinacortez's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

La verdad ahorita no tengo mucho que decir más que pega, pega mucho, es muy rápido de leer y toca el tema (a mi criterio) de la mejor manera y profesional posible, lo cual no me sorprende ya que la autora es terapeuta, muy buena historia, realista y repito pega mucho, busquen las advertencias antes de leerlo. 

"Para mí el punto medio no existe" 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, and Grief

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

oliviajayne98's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Death, Dysphoria, and Self harm

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

sra_rdmn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Death, Child death, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Car accident, Body shaming, and Addiction

abitofapoet's review

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

2.75

Well written & realistic, but just not my cup of tea. I have a hard time connecting with characters i don’t like, and i wasn’t a fan of Stevie for most of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Suicide, Fatphobia, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Self harm, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, and Medical content

ging090803's review

emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

It was a great book. Not the best I've read, but a good one. I had little troubles to love the characters, but I did love the story. The past intertwined with the present... The character development was really present. Following Stevie throughout every step of an ED recovery AND grieving was really interesting. I liked it. During my reading, I could see the message that was transmitted by the characters, etc. It is okay to feel emotions, we just need to find balance.
We are all a little fucked up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Death, Cursing, Car accident, Body shaming, Alcohol, and Addiction

Moderate: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Fatphobia, and Bullying

Minor: Violence, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Well, since it is about an eating disorder, it is rough. The language, the background, it can be really triggering. So yeah, be careful.

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

brookes_books_'s review

challenging dark 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

2.75

This book was definitely something different from what I usually read. The main character's struggle with her ED was very much the center of the story as well as her struggles coping with her reality. I wish the book had a trigger warning as it talks about sensitive topics like anorexia, bulimia, suicide, and abuse. I gave it three stars because, though I did like the book, I probably wouldn't recommend it to a friend and I have no intentions of rereading it (I'm usually a pretty avid re-reader). However, I really did like the main character Stevie-  she had a very unique voice and is very sarcastic. I admit that it was difficult to like her at first but as the storyline progressed, I was really able to see her more amiable traits. This book also goes back and forth between past and present events which usually isn't a style of writing I enjoy, but I think it was necessary in this book and really gave me insight as to why Stevie is the way she is. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Vomit