Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

103 reviews

junebug555's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail

jatoha's review against another edition

3.0

dark sad tense medium-paced

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Read for the Trans rights read a thon. How to rate a book that's really well written but too disturbing for my tastes? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Vomit

angelkate42's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional 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

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This book is amazing and BRUTAL. I would not have changed a thing, but be warned, it will absolutely wreck you. I actually burst into tears when it was over, just from the emotional intensity.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Transphobia, Medical content, Suicide attempt

keyaunnalb's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Abortion, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Dysphoria

Minor: Vomit

chloe_creature's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional hopeful 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

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This book was very easily one of my favourite horror books I've read, the characters were well written and designed. 

I would recommend reading unless you are squimish or dislike body-horror.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

phvntomstvrs's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious 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: Complicated

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The Spirit Bares Its Teeth brought me to tears and I loved every moment of reading it. Much like White's debut novel, I felt unable to put this down until I finished it and it tugged at my heartstrings with every turn of the plot. I LOVE to see autistic trans guy rep, and my own experiences with sanism made me feel emotional in the best way about Silas in this novel. The ending felt so sweet and open to interpretations of what our protagonists do afterwards- and I for one hope they're burning down the speaker society. fuck the speakers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Abortion, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Mental illness, Rape, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt

ybasalisk's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual assault, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder

oh_no's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional mysterious 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: No

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i think i preferred the general setting of Hell Followed With Us, but there are still som points that I preferred in this book! I don't think I've ever felt as represented in a book, ever, the way silas's autism is portayed is so similar to my own experience. Weird feeling, weird good!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Deadnaming, Gore, Transphobia, Medical trauma

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Miscarriage, Suicide attempt

dark_marble_eyes's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

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It may be unfair, but having read Hell Followed With Us first, I automatically compare the two. Overall enjoyment, close but a little less, overall quality of writing, close but slightly lower. That said, there are a handful of things I liked even more, and I’d rather elaborate on that. So rarely do we get an autistic protagonist, and I’m grateful for his portrayal as well as the other autistic character. (I won’t go into much detail because I don’t want to do any spoilers in this review). I also enjoyed the small romance aspect.* I enjoyed the depth of the other characters. No one felt overly one-dimensional, which I usually find is a problem in some YA books. The approach to gore in this one was fascinating too.

A note though: check the tags/trigger warnings! The author does put a warning at the front, and I greatly appreciate that. But if you have any specific triggers, definitely check.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment

nb_alex's review against another edition

5.0

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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I honestly believe that it is one of the best books I have read in a long long time. And not only that, but seeing myself in those pages made me so so happy. I laughed, I cried, I was scared, I felt Silas’ anxiety and anger alongside him when people tried to make him change.

For Silas and Daphne to be happy and the end was my one and only wish once I found out about Daphne, and AJW put some excellent twists and turns in to keep me on the edge right until the epilogue.< / spoiler> Thank you AJW, so much, for sharing this story with readers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Murder

Minor: Child death, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy