Cut by Patricia McCormick

() I've read this book a couple times now. It's pretty good. It's another one of those books that gives you an inside look into institutional life. Here, you're in a mental ward following a self-injurer. The main character, Callie, blames herself for just about everything - as most patients with self-harming behaviors do. In her perspective, her brother developed horrible asthma (hospitalized and home schooled) after she yelled at him, and her mom seems to have somewhat absent love for her.
The only pleasure Callie gets out of life is punishing herself and getting an endorphin rush through the cutting of her wrists. Her only other hobby is running - but she's become worse at that after developing her depression. In the ward, Callie resists treatment through muteness. After threatening to send her home, Callie eventually opens up. She wants help, but also seeks control. It's a struggle and growth period for Callie, and you also get to see into the other patients' journeys.
It's a good book, but not so good that I'd give it a thumbs up.