- School & Library Binding: 151 pages
- Publisher: Turtleback Books (Mar 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 061349394X
- ISBN-13: 978-0613493949
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 12.4 x 1.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,322,843 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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“I read Cut in one breathless sitting, mesmerized by 15-year-old Callie whose silent struggle against self-destructive impulses captured my heart as well as my admiration. In her memorable debut novel, Patricia McCormick takes the reader on a journey through the geography of a teenager’s troubled mind. We watch as she summons the courage to face the inward forces that threaten her sanity and, perhaps, her very life. You will not soon forget a girl named Callie and this remarkable novel.”— Robert Cormier
“First-timer McCormick tackles a side of mental illness that is rarely seen in young-adult literature in a believable and sensitive manner. … A thoughtful look at teenage mental illness and recovery.”— Kirkus
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.Product Description
Fifteen-year old Callie is so withdrawn that she's not speaking to anyone including her therapist at the residential treatment facility where her parents and doctor send her after discovering that she cuts herself. Her story unfolds primarily through dramatic monologues, gradually revealing the family turmoil that led to her self-destructive behavior. Her little brother, Sam, is ill he nearly died in her care. Since Sam's illness, Callie's mother has become so worried and fragile that she rarely leaves the house. Her father has responded to the psychological and financial stress of Sam's illness by disappearing into his work, and when that doesn't work, into his drinking.
Callie's efforts to understand herself and her family illuminate her process of recovery honestly and with hope. Cut provides an insightful look at the psychology of cutting a form of self-abuse an estimated 2 million teenage girls inflict on themselves.
Callie's efforts to understand herself and her family illuminate her process of recovery honestly and with hope. Cut provides an insightful look at the psychology of cutting a form of self-abuse an estimated 2 million teenage girls inflict on themselves.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is a good read for those people who either self harm and want to find out more on this topic, and why they feel compelled to engage in this activity, or for friends or relatives of those who self harm who want to know how they're feeling. Although Callie's feelings are not expressed in the best possible way, which may leave the reader a little confused, 'Cut' offers an interesting insight into mental health units that many people may find enlightening.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I recently watched the movie thirteen which also has two scenes of self harm and I was writing a review on this website and had this as hot pick in books. I became attracted to the story and bought it. I am half way through and I am begining to love it, It is a sad story of a 15-year-old girl named Callie who is not the talkative type, she is a patient at Sea Pines known as "Sick Minds" a treatment centre where her mother and father send her after discovering that she cut herself.But she can stay silent only temporarily as she lets out her secret that led to her self harmly behavior. This is one to read if you want to stop self harming and shows you what teens and adults sometimes go through.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I really enjoyed this book as it desribes self harm with great precision. I really understood the character and how she was feeling. I myself cut for about a year and it really helped me. It comforted me to know that there were others out threr like me. I recommened this book to any teenagers or even adults who have self harmed or would like to learn more about it.
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Short and quick
This was indeed a very fast read and it was intriguing. It was not particularly well written in terms of use of vocabulary or detail, but it had a good pace and left me wanting to... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Stepping Out of the Page
Courtesy of Teens Read Too
CUT is an amazing first novel by Patricia McCormick that offers a glimpse inside the mind of a 15-year-old girl who cuts herself. For Callie, life just became too complicated. Read more
Published on 15 Nov 2007 by TeensReadToo
a quick read
This is a reasonable book that tackles its subject matter better than most. the main problem with it is the narrative voice - it's ok but feels too much like an adult trying to... Read more
Published on 23 Jan 2007 by taylorgirl
Informative
A good novel in relation to the topic discussed. It is fairly realistic in most places about its portral of self-harm and the confusion and feelings that a person in that situation... Read more
Published on 28 Nov 2006 by J.E.T
A very good book I really didn't want to end
I don't normally place reviews as I don't usually have much to say, however....
I really "enjoyed" this book. Read more
I really "enjoyed" this book. Read more
Published on 22 Sep 2006 by Mr. Philip N. Dolby
Cut
this is one of the best book i have ever read. the auther obviously did alot of reasearch into this subject. I must have read this book about 15 times now. Read more
Published on 8 Feb 2004 by pix
Missing the point
I'm a self harmer, and read this book in yet another failed attempt to try and stop. Parts of this book are realistic in its description of events and some feelings. Read more
Published on 27 Jan 2004
no title needed
I found this was an interesring book, but it wasn't very realistic.
The main character isn't very realistic and nor is the reactions of the other patients to what callie and... Read more
The main character isn't very realistic and nor is the reactions of the other patients to what callie and... Read more
Published on 19 Oct 2003
Brilliant.Worth reading
This book is brilliant and lives up to the standard that i was told it would.
I read this book because i myself was a self-harmer. Read more
I read this book because i myself was a self-harmer. Read more
Published on 21 Sep 2003 by Becky Freeman
Amazing!!!
this book is one of many about peoples struggles with mental illness and psyche ward stays. however this book, compared to some others, is both realistic and a very good read. Read more
Published on 31 Aug 2003 by "jacquelinewindsor"
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