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shoohoob's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Stalking, Lesbophobia, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Child abuse, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Homophobia, and Mental illness
meghan4's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail
jes312's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Blood, and Sexual content
Moderate: Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Child abuse, and Cursing
Minor: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Vomit
anxiousbookclub's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Miscarriage, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug use, Child abuse, Animal death, and Blood
angel_hardy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Vomit, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Lesbophobia, Kidnapping, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Child death, Child abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Addiction, Abandonment, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Grief, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse
spaghettireads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
With Teeth is from the perspective of Sammie, who is dealing with her complicated relationship mostly with her son, but also her wife. From her perspective, everything seems super challenging and chaotic. Throughout the book we also see small snippets from the perspectives of some of the other characters in the story, giving their interpretation of what happened, and how they perceive Sammie.
I’m not sure that I’ve read a book that so effectively uses the unreliable narrator in this way. Through the end of the book you are constantly wondering what is really happening. When I finished, I was really unsure what to think, but on further reflection I think that I did really enjoy it.
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Blood, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Vomit
laurenparham's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Miscarriage, Murder, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, and Toxic relationship
caseythereader's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
- I was there for the examination of queer adult/married life, and how the characters struggled with trying to match heterosexual norms while also losing their connections to other queer people.
- Every character in this book is just horrid and makes such terrible decisions, and yet you can't help but feel for them. It's quite a trick, and Arnett is the master of it.
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence