Reviews tagging 'Death'

Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq

27 reviews

novemberscorpio's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Murder

pagesofkenzie's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pregnancy, Rape, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Adult/minor relationship

ikomena's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Sexual content, Body horror, Gore, and Rape

Minor: Suicide attempt

siobhanward's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

This book was heartbreaking, but so good. Tagaq's account of life in Canada's north is incredible and her poetry really is art. I'm happy that I listened to it, rather than read it, although I would like to read a physical copy at some point, since there are definitely some things I'd like to read to try to absorb better.

I thought the book was well-constructed and I enjoyed that the chapters were punctuated with Tagaq's throat singing. That was the main reason that I listened to the book rather than read it.

The content was incredibly heavy - accounts of sexual abuse, drug addiction, death. Not a light read, but certainly a worthwhile one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug abuse, Death, and Sexual assault

emory's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad

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

My most succinct reason for disliking this is just that it's not for me. I very much enjoyed the surrealism of the plot, but so much of the book was overshadowed by sections upon sections of what seemed to me to be trite quips trying very hard to be profound and quotable through vague generality. The sections and poems with genuine heart shone through besides, but I couldn't get past the writing, and although a goal of this book seems to be challenging notions of what is natural and sitting with that discomfort, I personally could not get past the recurring upsetting sexual imagery and motifs.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual violence, Child death, Death, Drug use, Grief, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Animal death, Bullying, Colonisation, Drug abuse, and Suicide

Minor: Vomit

A few depictions and mentions of, albeit in dreams and myth, bestiality.

nagev's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Rape, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Death, Pedophilia, Violence, Animal death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Self harm, and Murder

Minor: Chronic illness and Terminal illness

kassiopeija's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Addiction

kleine_elster_'s review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Drug use and Suicide attempt

mapscitiesandsongs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

I don't really know how to rate this, since I have the feeling that I didn't even understand half of the book. The prose was certainly interesting and beautiful. I am a bit sad that I couldn't get the audiobook. Maybe I would have enjoyed it more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Animal death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Colonisation, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Blood and Grief

kay_raichu's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

It's an amazing novel that manages to incorporate prose organically. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Alcohol, Animal death, Death, Incest, and Suicide