A review by nicolepaul_ine
With Teeth by Kristen Arnett

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

2.75

I’m just so confused as to what I just read. ..  I made some notes halfway through reading this that I’ll post here: 
White teeth
I don’t like the cliches of queer life - might be the reality for the author though but I wish the book had taken the portrayal of queer beyond the stereotypes that are already out there…
The characters are super unlikeable which I understand is the point but I personally just get more excited to read a book with at least one character I like. 
Also there are a Bunch of random events that never get mentioned again - attempted kidnapping, swimming lessons where sammie cheats on her wife, therapy and stalking the neighbor (okay most of these come back later in the book but like too late??)
The amount of times there is drunk driving blows my mind - is this normal to some people? I don’t understand it at all!!
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