Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

89 reviews

samgray's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

Beyond amazing! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Deadnaming, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Ableism, Slavery, Child death, Death, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Vomit, Suicide, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Gore, Sexual content, Transphobia, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Hate crime, Sexism, Sexual assault, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, and Torture

marrz's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gaslighting, Gore, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Blood, Murder, Pedophilia, Transphobia, Ableism, Abortion, Dysphoria, Body horror, Child death, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, and Misogyny

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Pedophilia

Minor: Cursing, Vomit, and Adult/minor relationship

rogue_onion17's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Despite the graphic content of this book, it was an incredibly engaging read. There were a lot of poetic elements interspersed which I loved. It was a real page turner for me. I am someone who is not squeamish so the graphic gore and other content wasn't difficult for me to swallow. The only reason it wasn't a perfect 5 for me was because I just wanted more from the book itself. The writing style is accessible, but that lowers the challenge of reading it. To be fair, the book pushed in a lot more ways than it's writing style (see graphic medical content and horrific reality of the world our protagonist must endure) but that doesn't mean I wasn't left feeling like something was missing from my plate. Still, I would most certainly recommend it to anyone who loves gothic horror and wants to see some actually good and informed autistic representation with a side of queer resilience! I will definitely be giving the author's other books a read soon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Deadnaming, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, and Transphobia

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Grief, Rape, Animal death, and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage

httpsserenity's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely beautiful book with very lovable characters and intriguing twists. A good book for Halloween.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Torture, Transphobia, Deadnaming, Grief, Chronic illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Body horror, Child abuse, Sexism, Abortion, Blood, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical content, Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Dysphoria, and Panic attacks/disorders

kng_writes's review against another edition

5.0

CHILLING. If you can stomach this book, it’s a fantastic read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Vomit, Transphobia, Physical abuse, Medical content, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Body horror, Ableism, Dysphoria, Pregnancy, Death, Deadnaming, and Blood

pandorajoan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Gore, Medical trauma, Self harm, and Death

peroxide_princes's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

This book has touched a very special part of my autistic trans soul. AJW is a fantastic author <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Medical content, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Blood, Body horror, Sexual assault, Death, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Deadnaming, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Homophobia, and Physical abuse

there is a graphic on-page c-section scene that it absolutely gut-wrenching and heartbreaking. this book is worth the read, but please be warned it is very graphic

andyking's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Deadnaming, Body horror, Death, Dysphoria, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Gore, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Medical trauma, Confinement, Blood, Misogyny, and Homophobia

remescient's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This book is a devastating, heart wrenching, wonderous thing. I am adding it to my list of absolute favorite books of all time. I love it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Abandonment, Ableism, Abortion, Dysphoria, Lesbophobia, Sexual violence, Grief, Sexual harassment, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Outing, Rape, Sexism, Murder, and Sexual assault

Please please please read the content warnings, as many extremely violent, horrible things happen, and it might be a very difficult read for some. It's a very good book but very dark.

ash_36's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Homophobia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Dysphoria, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Pedophilia, Body horror, and Child abuse