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A review by discarded_dust_jacket
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Damn, this was an emotional roller coaster. I spent so much of this book just viscerally enraged. I related so so so much to Silas, to the point where some of his thoughts felt like they were literally pulled from my own head. (Which meant all of the gaslighting and condescension he’s subjected to made my entire body buzz with the need to hit something.)
The medical scenes are quite gnarly, so I wouldn’t recommend this book to anyone with a weak stomach for blood or graphic depictions of surgery. But I thought the writing was stellar, the characters were compelling, the plot was engaging. I devoured this.
The medical scenes are quite gnarly, so I wouldn’t recommend this book to anyone with a weak stomach for blood or graphic depictions of surgery. But I thought the writing was stellar, the characters were compelling, the plot was engaging. I devoured this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Rape, and Vomit
Minor: Infertility and Miscarriage