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Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White
319 reviews
lizzie_yc's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Pregnancy
crabs_with_sticks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Deadnaming, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, and Medical trauma
hutchinga's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Deadnaming, and Forced institutionalization
quitethespectacle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Outing, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria
Minor: Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Terminal illness, Cannibalism, Colonisation, War, and Classism
sophee_568's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Miscarriage
yellowjelly's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Torture and Violence
Minor: Rape
if you feel uncomfortable about misogyny, pregnancy and sexual assault I don’t recommend you read this book, its amazing discussion for womens rights but it might be a lot to handle especially if your dealing with something. The victim blaming and names they call women of assault was a lot to handlecassius_orion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, and Pedophilia
whatamidoing_rn's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Abortion, Murder, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
dogoodwithbooks's review
- 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
Graphic: Body horror, Deadnaming, Gore, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy
Minor: Miscarriage and Vomit
readwithjulia_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
★★★★☆
[thank you NetGalley & Daphne Press for this e-ARC copy of the book in exchange for an honest review; the book is out in the UK on 6th of August ‘24]
WOW! where do i start?
the author’s style of writing is so enthralling and despite just how gory the book was at times, i still couldn’t stop reading to find out what happens next! as a cis neurodivergent woman, it’s interesting to me how much i related to Silas; the portrayal of his struggles was just wow, eye opening! i think that the all of the themes - while at times extremely graphic, were handled with a lot of care and well-intended so it made this read very interesting & relatable/emotional!
die hard stan of Elias and Daphne 💘
honestly the best way i can describe this book, is AHS coven (season 3) & asylum (season 2) slightly crossed over with bridgerton; but the protagonist is an autistic trans teenager who wants to be a surgeon - does that even make sense? i think it does - if you read this book, you’ll get it!
i think the only drawback which is why i haven’t rated this a 5*, is that at times it felt like there were too many characters without much character building (more specifically the other girls), i found it slightly confusing keeping up who was who up until about 80% in; likewise i felt the same about the different “main themes” of the book at the beginning - i.e., i couldn’t really understand the purpose of the veil, how it works, whether there was magic involved or was it all paranormal? i feel like these were kind of resolved towards the end but i did feel quite confused for at least the first half of the book!
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail