Book review: Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow
Rating 3.8/5
It’s a psych novel book about self harm and mental health which also discusses sensitive topics such as homelessness, addiction (both alcohol and substance abuse), inner child problems and child-parent relationship. There are plenty of characters with interesting backgrounds but was not really explored along the way. It might be wonderful if their own stories were opened to make the narration deeper.
It actually started strong but the ending for me was a bit sugar coated and quick. It seems the author wanted to give the main character (Charlotte) a positive ending. But it somehow ended up undercooked.
Things I liked about this read is that, it highlighted how every person has their own obstacle to overcome and despite how a person perfectly tries to hide it, there will always be something inside there that others should be sensitive about. Also how just by conversations both listening and talking to someone can really relieve other people’s pain.
Will I recommend it? Yes, but cautiously for people who have mental health issues since some of the lines and scenes are very triggering.
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