Review: Girl In Pieces
So I don't know why I decided I could finish this book before April started. Well, I'm an impulsive person who does the oddest of shit in the oddest of circumstances, so I'm not even surprised anymore at the shit I try to pull off. I try to do the most random of the shit out there in this world so yeah.
Charlotte Davis is broken. She knows she is. She knows that she is a fragmented porcelain doll filled with cracks and scars, red like rivers that run throughout her whole body. She knows she's fucked up. Charlie Davis has a past that she cannot run away from nor she can hide it, even though she tries to do so. She tries to hide her story, but at the same time shout it out to the world. Charlie Davis is just a girl in pieces, trying to put it together, even if she knows she won't be the same again.
QUICK THOUGHTS AND REVIEW: 4/5, WOW, THAT WAS SOMETHING.
Possible Trigger Tags:
1. Violence
2. Drug Abuse
3. Alcoholism
4. Suicide
5. Self harm
6. Homelessness
7. Sexual Assault
8. Mentions of eating disorders and other disorders.
WHAT DID I FEEL ABOUT THE BOOK'S:
1. Writing Quality: The writing is a bit boring and confusing and the first unit is really hard to get through. I otherwise love it, as to how it flows easily and all, because it doesn't drag and is often on point. But the vagueness adds to a negativity factor which makes it impossible for me to get through the book sometimes. Not to add the potentially triggering content. There should have been a proper trigger tag for the book to be honest.
2. Image/ Illustration Quality: It is quite the splendour to see the illustration here. There aren't any images that could give you an insight into the story, but the words to make it seem like you can see what's happening. It's easier to visualize what's happening and I think that's a great quality because this is a point that I do not mention much in the other reviews; and I just think that this is a really good point. Being able to illustrate something without actually using pictures is a talent.
3. Character Development: For a character driven story, the character development isn't drastic, it is a bit slow, but it was good. The healing process that is shown by fucking up and yet getting up over and over again is something that is really relatable. Charlie Davis comes off less of a character and more of a person you'll actually know in real life and that sure as hell is impactful. But what irks me about the development is how vague Charlie's past is mentioned. There are a few bits and pieces that have been mentioned throughout the story, but the beginning where the past is mentioned a lot of times is confusing and more of a dramatic angst dump because I do not understand anything about Charlie. I think a chapter about her past could have been added, just so there could be some sort of explanation as to what had actually happened to put the "girl in pieces".
4. Couldn't put it down- Ness: 8/10, tis a really good book, but there are really potentially triggering stuff, so lack of TWs is a reason I put it down for a while.
5. Intellectual Depth: Kathleen Glasgow's novels are quite the contradiction to Jennifer Niven's novels in my opinion. Niven's novels are characters accepting each other's flaws, while Glasgow's novels are accepting your own flaws. It does feel kind of relatable, and the story does reflect the title really well. Some people are fucked up to no end [Don't worry, I'm one of them too] and sometimes they find it really hard to actually go back and fit into the stereotype of normal. Normal may be a heteronormative construct, but people do try to fit into it because they want to be accepted by society. And once everyone knows you have flaws, it's harder to accept yourself because there's always the stares, the judging looks, the comments. And I think no one hates these people than they hate themselves. It gives me a sense of calm to see that the characters in Glasgow's novels find themselves inner peace, like, 'I know I'm fucked up, but that's okay, I'll be fine for now.' That "for now" is a really calming thing.
6. Plot: The plot reminded me a lot of "How To Make Friends With The Dark" which is Kathleen Glasgow's other book. The plot is simple, it's about a girl who's trying to heal out of the situation and the hardship that she has to endure during this period. And that is quite the interesting part of it because the whole plotline feels raw and real. The story does seem like you're not reading about a fictional character, but someone you know very well, so that's that.
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