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Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

14 reviews

rosie_valadez's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Self harm, Mental illness, and Death

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Alcohol, Car accident, and Grief

socalledsookie's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Self harm, and Drug use

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Child abuse and Death of parent

theresacordova's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Car accident, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, and Self harm

Moderate: Cursing and Emotional abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

honey_pie's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

3.75

this book is a hard read at times & also some of the writing is a little cringe. but some of it is absolutely beautiful & I'm glad it ended happily. recovery is a hard thing to do & I think this book has a fairly accurate representation of that (as far as I know)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Self harm, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Car accident, Body shaming, and Blood

caitlin_cain's review

challenging emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Dysphoria

Moderate: Mental illness and Self harm

Minor: Body shaming, Death, Vomit, and Car accident

erinwolf1997's review

challenging dark emotional sad fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Self harm, Body horror, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Blood, Eating disorder, Death, Medical content, and Bullying

Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Drug abuse, and Forced institutionalization

not_too_savvy's review

dark hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Self harm, and Grief

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Car accident and Vomit

rayne_1906's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-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

2 hours - I've read Wintergirls so many times I've lost count. It is a book that conflicts me everytime, as it is simultaneously quite poetic yet blunt, and dull yet intriguing. I do like that the main character is never presented as a good person - her disorder has interfered with her relationships significantly, and she has done bad things because of it, but she is increasingly haunted by her actions or lack thereof. However, it does feel a little irresponsible of a book, almost a 'how-to' guide for disordered eating behaviours.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, and Death

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Medical content, Alcohol, Body shaming, Grief, Body horror, Car accident, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Drug use and Sexual assault

theworstofit's review

challenging dark emotional informative tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Car accident, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, and Eating disorder

123erty456's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Mental illness

Moderate: Grief, Death, Medical content, Self harm, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Car accident, Child death, Grief, and Vomit