Birdie (By Tracey Lindberg)
Book • 2015 • History
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Mentioned without warning often. Victim blames herself for it. She is a child when it happens and its by a family member. Its done repeatedly
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There is also a moment in a flashback, where young Bernice yells at her mother "please dont hit me". It is unclear if her mother actually hits her in this scene.
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Bernice goes into a voluntary coma and possibly starves herself to death
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Extremely detailed skin picking that bleeds and tears
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There is violence between Lola and her previous partners.
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Does a kid die?
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One of the characters daughter had passed away, although it is only mentioned in passing.
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Bernice is r*ped and assaulted by her uncle repeatedly when she is a child
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Bernice picks at her hands enough to where the tissue is raw
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Is someone burned alive?
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There is a mention of Bernice getting horribly burnt in a house fire that injures her and kills her uncle.
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Are there fat jokes?
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In the second chapter a boy asks Bernice (a fat person) if she “really needs that” when she’s offered a coke. She is often told things like this
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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Bernice often wakes from dissociative episodes covered in cuts, scrapes, blood, and bruises. So it depends on what you’d classify as cutting
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Are there bugs?
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There are bugs mentioned in passing.
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Are needles/syringes used?
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An IV is mentioned.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Bernice purposefully over eats to gain weight in order to “protect herself”, and theres lots of talk about the body image difference between skinny people and fat people. If you have an eating disorder I’d caution you about reading this book. Gaining and losing weight is almost constantly mentioned
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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There are panic attacks that trigger Bernice’s asthma
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Does a parent die?
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Mothers death is mentioned in passing.
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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A characters mother mightve died in childbirth
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Yes. Lots of talk and comparison from Bernice about her body/weight and her family members bodies. Talk about “protruding bones” and “layers and layers of fat”. Bernice says that she doesn't know what she looks like.
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Is there addiction?
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Cigarette/Nicotine Addiction
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Is someone stalked?
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Bernice goes to a corner store and is followed by a group of boys who hide and wait outside for her to leave. She stays until they leave
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Does someone cheat?
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A married man assaults his niece. Second chapter includes gossip of a family member cheating on their partner when their partner cheats on them. Bernices father frequently cheats on her mother
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Bernice recalls her trauma and has panic attacks
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Are there abortions?
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No, although there is one mentioned in passing
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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It talks about how Bernice enjoys to drink a lot, and the book goes into detail about all the good things of being drunk.
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Does a plane crash?
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Chapter four has a mention of something malfunctioning at the airport and lola being worried about planes crashing
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Is there a hospital scene?
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In passing
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Is someone kidnapped?
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The book touches on missing and murdered indigenous women
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Is there a shower scene?
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In chapter four
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Are there ghosts?
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Ghosts are mentioned in passing.
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Is there childbirth?
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yes but its not described. Bernice says something similar to “like I didn't come from her body” when talking about her mother. There is also a pregnant woman mentioned in chapter two, and a characters mother might've died in childbirth
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The protagonists family kills a black moose, and goes into slight detail about skinning and preparing it.
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Does a dragon die?
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There are no dragons
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Is there hate speech?
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Theres racism
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