Cut 
asked by bugger on November 24, 2006 7:18 PM
Burdened with the pressure of believing she is responsible for her brother's illness, 15-year-old Callie begins a course of self-destruction that leads to her being admitted to Sea Pines, a psychiatric hospital the "guests" refer to as Sick Minds. Although initially she refuses to speak, her individual and group therapy sessions trigger memories and insights. Slowly, she begins emerging from her miserable silence, ultimately understanding the role her dysfunctional family played in her brother's health crisis.
Patricia McCormick's first novel is authentic and deeply moving. Callie suffers from a less familiar teen problem--she cuts herself to relieve her inner frustrations and guilt. The hope and hard-won progress that comes at the conclusion of the novel is believable and heartening for any teen reader who feels alone in her (or his) angst. Along with Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak and E.L. Konigsburg's Silent to the Bone, McCormick's Cut expertly tackles an unusual response to harrowing adolescent trouble. (Ages 14 and older) --Emilie Coulter
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I picked up this book because I liked the way it looked but after I started reading it I realized it was so much more... I myself had been hospitalized in a psychiatric ward for teens for cutting so it felt like someone finally understood me, what I had become, how much it hurt just waking up in the morning. So needless to say I love this book and most likely always will because it helped me when nothing else could... ~Tab~
reviewed by nutshell on November 27, 2006 3:39 AM
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This book is amazing! I've read it many times. The main character is interesting and not the "typical troubled teen." It also isn't one of those fairy tale stories where the main character realizes how wrong what they are doing is. The story is very actual (I've spent time in an RTF and this experiance is almost the exact same as mine). It's good for anyone who has a loved one that is a cutter; however, I don't recommend it for someone that is currently trying to recover from self-injuring because it may be triggering.
reviewed by harrypotter on November 27, 2006 2:56 PM
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When I order something I know its what I want so if I like it then I am very satisfied.
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reviewed by ozone on November 27, 2006 4:17 PM
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I first read this book when I was forced to stop self mutilating myself a few years ago.. and let me tell you. It is excellent! Everything about it was so real. I knew everything that was going on in Callie's mind.. and even from the stand point of someone on the outside looking in, it lets you feel what it feels like for someone who "cuts" or who does other self mutilation practices. I was floored by the truth in this and found it nothing but excellence!
reviewed by macfan on November 28, 2006 5:39 AM
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The book Cut is a good book to read if you are going threw the same as Callie the main Character. Callies way of dealing with things going in her life but cutting herself. I thought that cut was an extremly good book. I felt like i could connect to what Callie was going threw.
reviewed by fazer on November 28, 2006 7:08 AM