Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage

53 reviews

kyrstin_p1989's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

What a creepy book. It reminded me of The Push in some ways. Psychopathic children terrify the ever loving shit out of me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

gvanbelle37's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Chronic illness, and Physical abuse

corpseparty's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Characters are all unrealistic. Unnaturally calm reactions to the kid’s antics lmao

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Torture, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

brindolyn's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content

a_wren_that_reads's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Ableism, Medical trauma, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Mental illness, and Body shaming

Moderate: Sexual content

margaret721's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Blood, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

Minor: Death of parent

elenatamsen's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Sexual content, Chronic illness, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Blood, Gaslighting, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Medical trauma

cursivewolf's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I liked the dual perspectives, seeing both sides of the situations. Seeing how Hanna rationalized her own behavior. Extremely well-written. Reviews compared it to We Need To Talk About Kevin, and I agree. But it’s good in its own way, it takes that concept in its own direction. The ending fell flat to me, and I do wish the last chapter had been cut. I feel like that would have made for a better ending. But overall I enjoyed it. 

I wanted to beat Alex Jensen with a mallet. Suzette Jensen I am so sorry you endured the shit you did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Blood, Emotional abuse, Violence, Cursing, Torture, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

juliaaa02's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Chronic illness, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Mental illness

Loved this book, but it is definitely a disturbing book! There is

violence that occurs from the daughter towards the adult, and brief thought for a while that the daughter is possessed

onegirlandtheworld's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Not a book I would have chosen if it wasn't for book club but the premise was intriguing. The use of the mother/daughter viewpoints worked really well but even then just as you thought you knew what each character was thinking or how they would respond the rug would be pulled put from underneath you. None of the characters were very loveable but that is kind of the point. Hanna is my favourite but I would not want her as my child! I frequently wanted to shake the parents and the ending really showed their true colours. I would be interested in a sequel but the book is equally good as a standalone story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Medical content, Violence, and Toxic relationship