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With Teeth by Kristen Arnett

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bmpicc's review

challenging dark sad slow-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

2.0

Marriage & parenting mixed with too much alcohol & not enough therapy.

I might have felt more (or even something) for these characters if the story had allowed me to be a fly in the therapist office. I personally would have appreciated a chance to understand more what was happening with Sammie and reality as she perceived it rather than sitting in the waiting room. When the "twist" arrived I realized I actually did not care. Bummer.

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sadig27's review

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challenging dark funny reflective 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

5.0

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kaki4forks's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

(3.25) What.the.fuck. I’m gonna need time to digest this but holy cow. None of these characters are good people. I feel for Samson. But I’m worried that Sammie was based on real people the author knows, which is terrifying. The most amazing part is that all of this felt too realistic, too plausible.

Update (4.5): I really like this but it's so visceral and triggering that I don't know if I could read it again. So much of the desperation of parenthood hits too close to home for me. The loneliness and isolation of being a stay-at-home-parent. the overstimulation. all of it.

This book wonderfully encapsulates how skewed our own perception of the world is. Arnett beautifully lays out Sammie's perspective as objective truth, only to chip away at it piece by piece until the reader is left wondering what is true and what is imagination.

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applesodaperson's review

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dark emotional tense fast-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

4.25

Just the chance that my child would turn out like Samson is reason enough to not have children. But yeah this book was so interesting and I don’t really think Sammie was in the right either. It was also interesting seeing the dysfunctional family dynamic but in the context of a queer relationship.
Read from the Provo library.

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