The reason I read this boook was because not long ago, I was a closet-cutter myself. The person who would like this book would be those who enjoy stories about overcoming life’s hardships. I thought it would be boring but, to my surprise, it was very intriguing. The vivid imagery helped me with reading this book. Then I was on the ceiling looking down, waiting to see what would happen next. The floor tipped up at me and my body spiraled away. “ Then, I placed the blade next to the skin on my palm. This book was the most thrilling book I have read so far. She then begins to speak and tells her friends from the facility and the counselor her reasons for self-mutilation. Callie then starts to smuggle sharp items and begins cutting again, only this time, she is disgusted with herself. The sad truth is that Callie blames herself for everything which includes, her brother’s sudden asthmatic condition, to her parents’ issues with one another. One of the girls, Sydney, thus gives her the nickname, Silent Treatment, ST for short.Ĭallie continues to speak to no one, not even her own counselor.

Callie is reluctant to say anything to anyone so she just stays silent. These girls are each struggling with their inner demons which may or may not kill them. The problems range from anorexia to substance abuse. There, Callie meets a group of girls with their own harsh struggles. She has no idea why she does it until she is admitted to a mental health facility, Sea Pines. She knows not to cut too deep and not cut more than one or two lines per arm, what she is dealing with is her problems or “reasons” for cutting. Callie is suffering with personal problems, which include her brother’s deadly asthma, her parents, who are growing farther apart, and now the budding conflict in which, Callie cuts herself. In her inspiring novel, Cut, Patricia McCormick tells about Callie, a soft-spoken, shy, fifteen-year-old girl. Do you think they even know the reason that a person would sublect to cutting? I don’t think so. Some people think everyone that cuts is just plain crazy.

Cut by Patricia McCormick