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nagev's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Addiction, Self harm, Murder, and Abandonment
Minor: Chronic illness and Terminal illness
vtlism's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Colonisation
mapscitiesandsongs's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Colonisation
Minor: Blood and Grief
kay_raichu's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, and Alcohol
dianahincureads's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Tanya Tagaq’s debut novel is subversive, both in content and form. It is a powerful counter-narrative denouncing the atrocities of colonialism and toxic masculinity. It mixes prose and poetry, autobiography and fiction, reality and myth.
The frozen landscape is an active character. Nature is unforgiving and harsh but aren't humans even harsher? Split Tooth proves just that.
I highly recommend this novel.
📖 « La forme des nuages ressemble à des avertissements codés en morse: l’été ne durera pas. La vie, c’est ça. Mange-la toute de suite. »
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Domestic abuse
evanlorant's review against another edition
- 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? No
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Drug use, Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Self harm and Suicide
marissam's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Sexual content and Colonisation
Minor: Animal death, Drug use, Suicide, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
ktrecs's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation
Moderate: Vomit and Cannibalism
rotfaced's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I found myself enraptured by the first 2/3rd of the book, engrossed in this world so unlike the one I inhabit. The final acts left me feeling deeply sad and even disturbed, but the journey through these segments was worthwhile. This book is very poetic and meant to invoke reflection, if not empathy; I encourage readers to approach it with no expectations and allow Tagaq's lyrical way of exploring life to animate itself in their mind.
This is a book I couldn't stop listening to; I finished it in hours I carved out my day, finding every excuse to continue the story. That said, I do think it's worth pausing to reflect on scenes and chapters, especially if you feel you did not understand them (or, alternatively, if they resonated deeply with you). It is a heavy story, and with all heavy things, we must pause to rest between carrying them.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicide, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Blood, and Grief
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, and Terminal illness
mariebrunelm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
It was an unsettling read, but done on purpose. As a white European woman, I can't know first-hand what Tanya Tagaq tells about in Split Tooth, but I can bear witness, learn and empathize. Some of the discomfort I felt was also due to the topics touched on, sometimes hammered in - see the trigger warnings.
Rep : Inuit queer woman.
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Murder, and Pregnancy