Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage

22 reviews

ericaburns1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-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

3.0

Disappointing ending. Almost wish there was a sequel. Too many loose ends. Big drama and complicated feelings from both Suzette and Hanna kept me hooked and shocked. The book goes back and forth from mother’s to daughter’s pov. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse and Death

Mentions of possession/demons/witches

vsenn's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Would be 3 stars, but my bias for the secondary themes of Motherhood, Natalism, and Relationship Equity bump up the rating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm and Sexual content

schnanko's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

5.0

I have read books that have made me uncomfortable, grossed out, fascinated...this book was genuinely terrifying. I was on the edge of my seat to an extent I haven't been in forever. It was amazingly written and the plot was absolutely incredible. I just finished it and I want to read it again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

ten_telegrams's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Violence, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

tbell0211's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I almost took away a star because I don’t think the title fits the book at all Lmfao but the book is great honestly. It set up for a sequel if Stage ever wants to write one but is great stand alone as well. It’s traumatizing in all the warmest of ways. It didn’t give me nightmares, but it made me feel genuine emotions like fear, pity, sympathy, anger, anguish. I think Hannah is one of the most beautifully written complicated antagonists I’ve encountered in years, maybe since Severus Snape. As a psych major, this book leaves a lot to unpack after it’s finished, and I adore books that make me think. “The child you love to hate” isn’t a phrase I thought I’d ever say out loud, lol. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

kierstm's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

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

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: Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, 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: Body horror, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual content

onegirlandtheworld's review

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