8/26/2023 0 Comments Girl in pieces![]() Like an orphan, I came here with no clothes. My thighs are wrapped tightly, too white gauze peeks out from the shorts Nurse Ava pulled from the lost and found box behind the nurses' station. MY FOREARMS ARE thickly bandaged, heavy as clubs. Will instantly pick up whatever Glasgow puts out next. This one earns a place on my keeper shelf. I know I would have judged the narrator more harshly at 13 than at 18, and that would have been a shame. I'd probably recommend this one for older teens and adults who read YA, not because I believe in shielding kids from content, but because the characters in this novel make nuanced and morally gray decisions that might render them unlikable to a less experienced soul. Girl in Pieces prioritizes characters and their complicated truths in a similar way. In general, the characters are wonderfully drawn, and although this novel is nothing like Code Name Verity, I think I might recommend it to folks who enjoyed that one. Glasgow's use of adult characters to challenge, support, and mirror the teen characters is genuinely inspired, and the resulting fictional neighborhood dynamic felt intensely real. ![]() It seems odd to call this novel kind, as it was often a savage read (it is unflinching in its portrayal of self-harm, homelessness, addiction, and desperation) but it has such a sweet heart, such a piercing desire for its characters to improve themselves in every way, that hope persists in even the darkest moments. It's just not my cup of tea.Īlthough this book tells a story of people being cruel to themselves, it is a book about being gentle with yourself. Though the main reason I couldn't fully connect - and the reason I think Hopkins fans will enjoy this - is that I think the author took on too many issues at once, exploring none of them in the depth I feel such subjects warrant.īut for those who do enjoy books that cover a wide range of issues, and this style of writing, then I'm sure Girl in Pieces has a lot to offer. I find myself becoming detached when I read nouns used as adjectives, and phrases like: "My eyes are fierce with water." Sometimes it is reminiscent of We Were Liars - which I know will be a big selling point for many readers - but that book also irritated me. Charlotte Davis' story is built up in these short pieces of narrative, but there was something about them that made it feel more like a creative writing exercise than the emotional tale it was supposed to be.Īs well as this, there are some sentence/wording choices that are not to my tastes. Another reviewer pointed out that it reads like short diary snippets, but I felt completely disconnected from the characters and the story. Glasgow is not afraid to go there and covers a whole range of topics, from cutting to abuse to suicide.įirstly, I didn't like the writing. It's a dark contemporary dealing with self-harm and it's written in a mostly fragmented series of one/few paragraph chapters (sometimes they are longer). ![]() The many fans of Ellen Hopkins should love this book. An extra 1/2 star because I think a lot of readers will love this - it's just a certain type of storytelling that always leaves me cold.
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