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Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq

40 reviews

chrispybacon's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

What the fuck.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Medical trauma, Colonisation, and Body shaming

Couldnt add it to the triggers bit: Infanticide and Beastiality (bruh)

harkless's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

Moderate: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Drug use

Minor: Cursing

anikaeb079's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Self harm, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Child death, Physical abuse, Incest, and Animal cruelty

tangerinetigerlilies's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racism, Murder, Pregnancy, Body horror, Gore, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, and Physical abuse

katharina90's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Listening to this audiobook was a unique experience that has stuck with me. Tagaq's narration paired with her throat singing between chapters pulls you into this strange tale which is part memoir, part fiction. It almost has a dream-like (perhaps nightmarish?) quality to it... You be the judge. I still don't know what to make of it all. I do know I found this audiobook utterly mesmerizing even during parts of the story that were hard for me to follow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Child abuse

Moderate: Colonisation and Drug use

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.

emsim's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Drug use, Alcohol, Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Bullying

dianacarmel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

This book (especially the audiobook version) is a work of art - the childlike storytelling of graphic and traumatic experiences, combined with the throat singing and the mix of supernatural yet memoir-like experiences, creates a completely unique literary experience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Drug use

darnicar's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Rape, and Suicide

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