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lolly_x 28-11-2007 11:00 AM

any good books on SH
 
i have read the luckiest girl in the world
loved it

ordered the best little girl in the world

Any more

Was thinking about
bloodletting and Cutting but what are they about x

*..life in pain..* 28-11-2007 08:31 PM

Do you want books that help you understand what is SH etc. or fiction?

NegativeCreep 28-11-2007 09:49 PM

I liked bloodletting.
I loved skin game, and cut. Just read red tears which was ok.
:)

~invisible~girl~ 28-11-2007 10:39 PM

Are you looking for fiction or non-fiction? I haven't read much non-fiction about SI as I have a hard time staying interested when there's not a story line, but for fiction...
Red Tears by Joanna Kenrick
Cut by Patricia McCormick
Kat's Fall by Shelly Hrdlitschka
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn (although I should warn you that it's one of the most disturbing books I've read, it's pretty adult at times, and it's not very informative about SI as the main character's situation is fairly unusual, but it's a brilliant book)
Of those, I would say that Red Tears is the most informative and probably the most realistic. I really liked both Cut and Kat's Fall, but not for what they said about SI - although the main characters in both are cutters, I was more interested in other aspects of the characters/stories. Incidentally, the main character in Kat's Fall is a teenage boy, and the main character in Sharp Objects is an adult woman, so both are kind of outside the typical image of cutting as being a teenage girl thing.
Angels Fall from Gasoline Rainbows by C.J. Madsen is also about SI, but I haven't read it yet, so I have no idea if it's any good.

For non-fiction, I read part of A Bright Red Scream, and I thought it was really good, even though I haven't finished it. Other than that, there's a lot out there, but I haven't read any of it so I can't really recommend anything.

mitch 29-11-2007 03:18 AM

blood letting is an awsume book, its a biography of a girl who S/H and her life and how she recovers

Popple 02-12-2007 01:47 PM

Ermm I don't know if its any good haven't read them yet just saw them on amazon so I am going to get them when I am not broke

broken wings- sheree osborne
heart of darkness- lynette gould

xx

x-dying-inside-x 02-12-2007 05:38 PM

blodlettig is fab!!!

Tig 03-12-2007 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ~invisible~girl~ (Post 393716)
Red Tears by Joanna Kenrick

I thought this book was amazing, it was very informative about s/h and described in a fiction way, also from a young person's point of view. I read it in one night - I couldn't put it down and was gutted when I got to the end!

Popple 03-12-2007 06:15 PM

monkey taming- its actually about a girl with ed but there is a time when sh is mentioned when she does it also from her point of view seeing other peoples scars but that its

but it is a brilliant book!!
=] my new fav

Popple 04-12-2007 10:27 PM

Oh yeah have you read that?
I keep hearing about it because I know its about bullying
and I can't find it any libaries so I might get it off amazon when I am less broke =]

biffytheclyro 04-12-2007 10:57 PM

^ive read that
yeh, it is about bullying
i didnt really think it was very good though
but hey, dont go by my opinion (:
ive also just read now you see me by lesley glaister
i found that really good
there was a similar thread to this a while back,, i cant actually find it to add a link, but it wasnt too long ago,, so you might be able to look
something that i do though is go on amazon and search a book,, and it will also list other similar ones wont it?
i find loads of good stuff by looking at that bit (:
ive also read a spot of bother by mark haddon which was mentioned as being about SHing,, but its not entirely,, in fact im not really sure you could say it really is.. as its just this one incident...
but yeh,, now im rambling (:
good book too though! (:
_xxxxxx

Popple 05-12-2007 06:42 PM

haha thats what I do
and I look at listmania on amazon when I search a book =]

Yeah I have just finished monkey taming and I LOVE it =]

xx

lolly_x 06-12-2007 04:37 PM

thanks u lot i'm still blooming waiting for the best little girl lol

lolly_x 06-12-2007 04:56 PM

just ordered blood letting and red tears.

still waiting for best little girl in the world grr!!!

xfallenangelx 06-12-2007 05:21 PM

i would really recommend bloodletting, its really good xx

lolly_x 11-12-2007 07:25 PM

just read red tears.
Absolutely loved it. Triggering in places but loved it otherwise

Still waiting for Blood letting


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