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Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw

23 reviews

necroplasm's review

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

maybe someday i'll find one of these short horror reads that i actually like! anyways i honestly nearly DNF'd this bc i found the characters and their dynamic to be incredibly obnoxious, but the book was so damn short i figured i'd just finish it anyways. for something that was touted in reviews as ~Sooooo Disturbing~ there were like 2 parts that even had the POTENTIAL to be scary and literally a single kill that was admittedly kinda fucked up but not really Extreme. if this book scared you i'm sorry to say you're a total lightweight 💔

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Murder, Violence, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Alcohol, and Drug use

Minor: Sexual content

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Blood

Minor: Sexual content

traa's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Cursing, Bullying, Gore, Murder, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Mental illness, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Self harm, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, and Vomit

Minor: Biphobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

pizzaisjesus98's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative mysterious fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Cursing, Gore, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Alcohol, Excrement, Vomit, Bullying, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, and Mental illness

kurumipanda's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Standard horror movie setup (5 twenty-somethings with interpersonal drama go to a haunted house), in a great atmospheric setting, with a focus on detailed imagery and character descriptions over action. Decent scene and character setup at the start, evocative imagery but far too much purple prose and arguing, a few excellent spooky moments, a fantastic genre savvy line, and action that stalled out as soon as it started. Audiobook has incorrect Japanese pronunciations, which may be mostly intentional. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, and Vomit

Minor: Infidelity

ilaxaria's review

dark tense fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Death, Murder, and Gore

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Sexual content

Minor: Vomit

librarymouse's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

3.25

This novella is beautifully written and disgusting. It seems I've developed a penchant for finding books that fit that description as of late. Cassandra Khaw's writing style is very immersive. That being said, the story feels like it finishes too quickly and I want to know more of the characters than what we're given. The initial pacing of the novella feels like an introduction to a far longer work, and we are thrown into the story without necessary context. It does well for setting an uncertain tone and pulling the reader's along with the characters in their interpersonal disputes, but the lack of resolution is unsatisfying.
To reiterate though, Cassandra Khaw's writing and the depth of her world building was enrapturing, and I would have happily read 500+ pages of this story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Blood, Excrement, Mental illness, Violence, Death, Murder, Alcohol, Body horror, Gore, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual content

slimshaedy92's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I might not like it as much because my ADHD makes me read even faster than the pace is but it just feels underdeveloped. However, there is a lot of Japanese culture mixed in that you wouldn’t get from standard writing so I did love that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Violence, Body horror, Death, Blood, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

petrichorandcoffee's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I felt it was overwritten, way too many similes. Some really beautiful language and wonderful word choice, but it was often excessive and distracting- especially since many of the similes were repetitive. Excellent imagery. Interesting repurposing of old myth/folklore. The characters' actions often had little to no motivations and the setup of the plot didn't really make sense (it was illogical that those invited on the trip would actually have been invited). The commentary on race and gender was accurate and reasonable but repetitive and shoehorned into dialogue in clunky ways. The dialogue was broken up too much and didn't have a natural flow. Overall, I think Khaw is probably a great writer in different mediums but I personally wasn't a huge fan of this book. I do appreciate that I learned some Japanese folklore from it, and there were some really great lines and great descriptions of grotesque imagery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Violence, Gore, Murder, Death, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Suicide

_morgreads's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Grief, Confinement, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Violence, Gore, and Body horror

Moderate: Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Murder, Mental illness, and Sexual content