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The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

107 reviews

karenreadsbooks's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

5.0

I still need some time to process this book, but it was so incredibly good. In contention to make my top 10 for the year. There were parts that were difficult to read, but the characters and the challenges they faced and how they met those challenges made me go through a lot of emotions. Will try to write more after I think about the book a bit more.

Read as part of the Trans Right Readathon for 2024 (March 22-29). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

mako_todo's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Gore, Sexism, Transphobia, Violence, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicide attempt

jdieperink's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

5.0

I’d like to thank the Trans Rights Readathon, Andrew Joseph White, and a well timed library hold for getting me out of my reading slump. 

It’s chock full of things that need content warning, brutal, horrific, explicitly gruesome, poetic, beautiful, and will make your whole being ache. 

Horror isn’t really my jam so I have to work myself up to it, but so far both this and Hell Followed With Us have been so so so worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Deadnaming, Misogyny, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

abbeyreads13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

An extremely dark trip into the life of Silas, a trans boy who is being forced into a life he never wanted. Silas is cunning and a fantastic narrator. I loved this, though it is VERY VERY graphic and dark so check your CW before going in

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Pregnancy

sophiesmallhands's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

scoysciane's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Chilling, visceral, and as an AFAB person, cathartic.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

samgray's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

Beyond amazing! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

marrz's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, and Vomit

rogue_onion17's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Despite the graphic content of this book, it was an incredibly engaging read. There were a lot of poetic elements interspersed which I loved. It was a real page turner for me. I am someone who is not squeamish so the graphic gore and other content wasn't difficult for me to swallow. The only reason it wasn't a perfect 5 for me was because I just wanted more from the book itself. The writing style is accessible, but that lowers the challenge of reading it. To be fair, the book pushed in a lot more ways than it's writing style (see graphic medical content and horrific reality of the world our protagonist must endure) but that doesn't mean I wasn't left feeling like something was missing from my plate. Still, I would most certainly recommend it to anyone who loves gothic horror and wants to see some actually good and informed autistic representation with a side of queer resilience! I will definitely be giving the author's other books a read soon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage

fatfatrat's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense

• 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Deadnaming, Gore, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, and Abortion

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Dysphoria

Minor: Sexual harassment