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Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq
2.75
challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Starts off strong and interesting, with poems and pictures throughout. Seemed to be about growing up in a cruel isolated society, finding strength in the self through spiritual means. 

When it reaches "part 2" though, the prose collapses and turns into a series of descriptions as the spiritual parts of the book collide with reality. We are told the emotions and events in such a dry way that all the life and energy the book created is sucked out.