Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

668 reviews

heartlight83's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Sexual assault

kingkiller99's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This was so intense. I was listening to it in the car with my hands clenched tight to the steering wheel. Even though I knew where parts of the story would go, I was still horrified and stunned by it. This was chilling and I highly recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexism, Sexual assault

Moderate: Self harm, Torture, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Murder

Minor: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy

brittbookshelf's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Gore, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Gaslighting

buecherverspeisen's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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: Complicated

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astounding, heartbreaking, comforting
i love t4t i love queer rage i love community
i hate men

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Abortion, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Gore, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Vomit

Minor: Lesbophobia, Colonisation

ivereads's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Transphobia

shardsofstars24's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Andrew Joseph White's prose stands out yet again as enjoyable to read and unapologetically soaked in queer trans rage. Silas's accounts of his horrible experiences meant there was very little breathing room or relief from trauma in the text. I think this was intentional and well-executed, keeping the reader on edge the way Silas is for the whole story.

So many facets of this story went unexplored, though the premise and socio-political implications made me wish for an entire historical account of The Speaker Society, and resistance to it.

Just like with his other two novels, Andrew Joseph White begins his stories with warnings that you may want to opt out. It is packed with multiple kinds of violence, gore, and death, and shies away from no details. I appreciate that the author took care to research historical accuracies regarding the horrible ways humans have ruined each other.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Pregnancy

jo_withabook's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Deadnaming, Gore, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pedophilia, Grief, Sexual harassment

bbitzan's review against another edition

4.25

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I didn't love this one as much as my last two AJW reads but it was very good regardless.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Deadnaming, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Abortion, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

nowawah's review against another edition

5.0

dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Abortion

Moderate: Ableism, Transphobia, Violence

Minor: Sexual violence

hilarybuff's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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My jaw was on the ground at the end of this one. Trans, neurodivergent rep in a spooky & bloody Victorian setting. There is so much visceral rage packed into this book. Not sure if I enjoyed reading it, but I’m glad I did. Thankfully it ends on a hopeful note, so all of the suffering wasn’t for nothing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Medical trauma