Cut

Cut is a good book. It's about a girl who cuts herself and it's very interesting but that's pretty much all the book is about and it does get boring to read about after a while. It also takes a while for the book to get going, to get to the good part and to where the reader starts paying more

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attention, so it is pretty long but I did like it and it would probably be really good if you can relate to it.

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Cut is a book by Patricia McCormick. This book is about a young girl named Callie who cuts herself. She says it gives her relief and makes her feel better inside. The way people found out about her cutting is by the school sub nurse named Miss Magee. So ever since then she was kicked out of school

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until she seeked help for this problem. So she goes to a rehab treatment center called Sea Pines but the "guest" calls it Sick Minds. She becomes muted and does not talk but just sits counting and daydreaming about simple things. Then one day while in treatment she decides to cut herself but this time instead of feeling good and relief she feels pain like never before. So from this point one she begins to speak again. She finds her voice and begins to open up about how and why she begins cutting.

When I become a teacher I will use this book in my class, if I am allowed, because some may think its too real to talk about in school. We all know that this is going on in real life and believe it or not the students respects you more when you keep it real with them. Now days it is important to dicuss "touchy" subjects with your students. I believe if we can talk about having safe sex, how to say no to drugs we can talk about this.

I really enjoyed this book. I recommened everyone to read it because it will open your eyes to a whole different world.

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Cut has a diary feel about it. Callie is not speaking to me, as the reader, she is speaking to her therapist whose name we never learn. This is very clever because when we first meet Callie, she does not speak; she is in a mental institution and she cannot speak because she is so traumatized by her

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brother’s illness and her parents dysfunctional behavior over it and by the responsibility she has to take care of a seriously ill little boy in an increasingly dysfunctional family where her parents, especially her father, are distant and withdrawn, that she is compelled to cut her own flesh over and over again. Callie gets to know the other guests at “Sick Minds” (Sea Pines) by observing them and their behavior and Callie keeps her secrets until the arrival of Amanda, (who also cuts,) forces her to face herself, her family and her cutting. As she begins to speak she begins to heal and finally is able to confront herself and her father and start dealing with some serious family dysfunctions. The story comes full circle when Callie decides she does want to be healed and she tells her therapist she is ready to talk. The book then, is Callie telling her story to the therapist. 11/06

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Cut is about a teen girl who cuts herself to relief stress and anxiety. She is in a treatment center and meets another girl who cuts, but she cuts for attention. Very serious stuff.

A book I loved, yet hesitate to read for personal issues.

I can relate to the coping mechanisms of the narrator, and we'll leave it at that. Worth a read because of the insight it gives on "problem children."

The language is so vivd at times, I struggle to read it without relapsing; the mark of an

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accurate description, but at the same time, frightening.

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A very excellent read for young adults. Haunting, and addresses a topic which is rarely addressed. Parents should consider reading this as well as it also references the idea that parents often get wrapped up in their own problems and ignore those of their children.

Patricia McCormick is the author of several books that depict the lives of normal, yet troubled teens. In Cut you find Callie in Sick Minds--what the kids interned at Sea Pines call the in patient treatment center that deals with eating disorders, substance abuse and behavior issues. Callie will

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not talk, cannot talk about why she is there or what is bothering her. Soon, through a series of memories and life changing events, Callie finds that she can no longer remain silent, either. Slowly and haltingly her feelings and worries come out and Callie finally finds herself on the path to wellness.

This is the quickest read in the YA section yet. Short does not mean bad, though. This book is well written and perfect for younger teen girls. It incites understanding in some and empathy in others. Callie is a 13 year old that started cutting herself to relieve the stress and anxiety in her life. Another girl in treatment seems to be doing the same, but to garner attention. There are many other girls with a miriad of problems, with quite a few of the signs spelled out in the book to help identify those problems.

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At Sick Minds a.k.a. Sea Pines, Callie lives with a bunch of other girls like herself with problems they need to overcome. Some girls are anorexic; others are cutters. Callie is a cutter. What’s more, she refuses to speak: during her individual therapy sessions, around the other girls, whenever.

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Something is obviously eating away at Callie inside. But maybe, with the help of her odd mates, most of who have problems of their own too, maybe Callie will finally break out of her silence and get better.

CUT is perhaps one of the best young adult debut novels of the past five years. Patricia McCormick certainly has done her research well, and is able to, through her characters, empathize with teenagers.

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Gives a compelling account of the reasons and feelings behind cutting behavior. Get help if you have this problem!

cut is a book about a girl who choose to cut her self not to deep to draw blood but deep enough to say she does it. She goes to a school for help. Does she get the help needed read this book to find out.

McCormick seems to enjoy taking on subjects many people may not want to read about, in this case, self multilation or cutting. Once again she does a masterful job of exploring why a young girl does this to herself.

I found that I enjoyed this book, but I do think there should be more afterwards, what I mean is that I relly hope she writes another book, a sequel to this one.

This book gives a fictional account of a young self-injurer. It was well written and provides insight to this epidemic.

Excellent book, well written and real. Problem is obvious--girl who cuts herself. Innovative use of 1st and 2d person narration. Loved this book. The girl is a great narrator readers can relate to.
Readings for guys -- not just girls

When Callie's parents learn that she cuts herself, they send her to Sea Pines, where she can get help. It's difficult to understand why a fifteen-year-old girl would hurt herself this way. Even the other "guests" at Sea Pines have trouble relating to Callie's struggle.

This is a great story about a

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real problem. It doesn't sugar-coat things, and it presents no easy answers. It is a story of how a young girl begins to recognize her problems and begins to heal.

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Callie, a thirteen year old girl, is confined to a mental institution for her practices of self-mutilation or cutting. In this excellent work of young adult fiction, we see the world of Callie unfold dramatically and what events led her to the self-destructive behavior.

This book is about a girl, named Callie, she gets sent to a mental hospital because she was found cutting herslef. She hates being in the mental hospital so she doesn't talk to anyone there. Eventually she comes around though, and everything is not the same...

callie is a 15 year old teen, that has fallen into the addiction of cutting. She attends rehab at sea pines (though there is no sea or pines in the area) and seems to make no progress. In her therapy clases, she refuses to talk aloud. In group sessions, she hopes to remain uncalled and scilent.

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Slowly, she breaks out of her shell. She trys to get anything to make the scars reappear. She goes as far as to scrub her wrists aganist the walls. She is the classic example of typical depressed teens, who feel the need to cut. To her, it is an escape.

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While I thought the book interesting based on topic alone, since many of my students were attracted to it, I was left wanting more at the end. It was an alright read, but after reading the book Perfect by Natasha Friend I found I liked that book a lot more. I wanted a bit more character

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development, and overall description. It is worth reading on the other hand if you have teens in your home or you are in close contact with them, as unfortunately "cutting" is becoming more and more common.

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A very interesting, although extreme, look at self-mutilation.

Despite its predictable ending, Cut is engrossing and satisfying. The slow unfolding of Callie's story, from the revelations that she cuts herself and that she doesn't speak at all to Callie's realization of why she has these behavior issues, will keep the reader engaged.

This book is about a girl named Callie who cuts herself. She did not say exactly why but she did say some reasons. One was its a kind of high and the other is its like punishing herself. So then she is put in a place called Sea Pines where they are going to make her better. I would recommend this

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book to another student because it's a good book.
L.W.

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Very blah look at self-injury in teens. It's an accurate enough portrayal of what it's like to struggle with self-mutiliation, but the protagonist's reasons for doing it seemed overly simplistic to me, and the ending was overly opitmistic.

Good job with the addiction, not so good with showing the

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cause and effect.

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Callie is a patient at Sea Pines, an institution where they call all patients "guests" and all problems "issues." Her room mate, Sydney, is there for her drug issues - she's never tried a drug that she wasn't addicted to. Sydney has a nickname for everything. She calls Sea Pines "Sick Minds" and

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she calls Callie "S.T." - short for Silent Treatment. Callie hasn't said a word since she was admitted for cutting herself, despite the efforts of her therapist and members of her group. But she can only hold everything for so long, and a series of upsetting events leads to Callie opening up - and, just maybe, starting a road to recovery. McCormick's style is smooth and honest, as Callie addresses her therapist in her head, using a second-person voice that successfully moves the narrative forward without becoming melodramatic. This is a book that rings true and shows a real understanding for depression, addiction, and obsession. This story will move you.

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