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I appreciated how the author depicted each character’s unique distress at the erosion of their own sense of identity as an autonomous person. I took a point and change off the star rating because I feel like the story kind of trailed off at the end. Fans of Fight Club would probably enjoy this book.

Content Warnings

ronsey's review

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challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.75

fantasynovel's review

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5.0

This book is AMAZING. I literally don't have words for how much I loved it. I wrote so many notes inside my copy, underlined so many sentences. Above all, this is a book about the horror of becoming. It focuses on the liminality of female puberty, the way a teenage girl is everything at once. White contains all colors. Its references to other pieces of literature and media always deepened the meaning of the text. I've never read a book that captures the feralness of teenage girls so well. I've never said this before, but Jawbone should be an instant classic of the horror genre. I absolutely adored the translation, but I wish I could read Spanish so I could read the original text. God, this book was fantastic. I'm in love.

nachasotov's review against another edition

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dark reflective tense

4.5

tovejansson's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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