Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq

6 reviews

abookishlesbian's review

5.0

Speechless. This was not an easy read, it forces you to confront the brutality of life in such a beautiful yet disorienting way. Tagaq does not spare the pain or the horror, but cradles you in moments of love, beauty, and laughter. The way she was able to express hard hitting topics such as child abuse, sexual abuse, addiction, etc through a combination of memoir, magical realism, and poetry, i experienced more emotional whiplash from this work of art than anything I've read in a very long time. This was truly a book I will never forget, and one I'd highly recommend but please proceed with caution. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, and Vomit

maddireads13's review against another edition

challenging fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, and Pregnancy

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

Minor: Vomit

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

ktrecs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

yavin_iv's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Self harm, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, and Colonisation

Minor: Vomit

gabriellejane's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, and Grief