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The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

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miamon's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes

4.5

lapis's review against another edition

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Sadly I think I'm too much of a chicken for this book. If you are not a weenie (I never read horror, so I'm a pretty big weenie) I would recommend it if you want to see a trans masc autistic boy and supernatural powers.

If I ever gain more courage I will try this book again

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kivt's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Dark fantasy with a ton of queer angst. Definitely projects current-day understandings of gender & queer identity onto the past. But that’s also kind of the point of some queer historical-ish fiction, and this is a fine example. Felt overly bleak at times, had that omnipresent threat of sexual violence/“the worst possible thing is always what happens” vibe that I find unique to queer writing. I have less interest in that as I age, but I think I would have loved this book in my 20s.

chanelchapters's review against another edition

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5.0

4.5
A gothic tale with mutilated lady ghosts, feisty women committed against their will and trans-love.
I enjoyed it but felt the protagonist was a touch passive (but her believing she must be “a good girl” is repeated) for me to really enjoy it.

jhobu's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

5.0

haylee_reads's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really enjoyed The Spirit Bares Its Teeth, even though I feel like this was even more graphic than Hell Followed With Us. I think the character work was really well done and I enjoyed how fast paced this book was! Silas was such a strong character. I haven’t really read anything “medical horror-y” before and it was really intriguing to listen to, even though I was squirming a bit!!!