Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

133 reviews

elfyn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

absolutely fucking fantastic. it encapsulates the trans autistic experience so well and the plot is amazing too! definitely check the trigger warnings before reading, but i 100% recommend that you do read it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Forced institutionalization, Dysphoria, Gore, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Murder, Sexism, Body horror, Medical content, Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Violence

olivinebranch's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Abortion, Body horror, Transphobia, Deadnaming, and Medical content

Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape

xavz_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense

5.0

pretty much my entire life i've always had a really hard time finding characters i relate to and it turns out its because i wasn't reading books about autistic transmasc people. who would've thought? not me, an autistic transmasc person, i guess. 

this book put my soul into a vise and rubbed my face in the dirt while tauntingly asking how i liked it. i loved it actually. a majority of the content was ROUGH but the writing was lovely and as i said, i've never related to a character as much as silas. 

check content/trigger warnings before you read for sure. if they don't deter you i couldn't recommend this book more. one of the best i've read this year.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Dysphoria, Transphobia, Sexual assault, and Deadnaming

clockworkchild's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Medical trauma, Gore, Deadnaming, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Bullying, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Child death, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Rape and Vomit

poisoned_icecream's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Body horror, Misogyny, Transphobia, Child death, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, and Religious bigotry

lizziaha's review

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

oh i feel sick 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Dysphoria, Sexism, Confinement, Abortion, Blood, Body horror, Deadnaming, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Medical content, Murder, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Classism, Homophobia, Grief, Lesbophobia, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death

mlovesbooks's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Didn't expect to love it this much. Amazing and gut-churning.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Gaslighting, Sexism, Blood, Body horror, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Sexual assault, Ableism, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

Minor: Self harm and Miscarriage

eggboy397's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Body horror, Misogyny, Abortion, Death, Forced institutionalization, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, and Rape

meriguild's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Fantastic writing, compounded with gruesome imagery at every turn. Silas’s special interest makes for some very poetic—and disgusting—metaphor. Braxton’s presents a compelling mystery, a terrifying villain, and an intricate, horrific, and mystifying take on the era. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Abandonment, Transphobia, Medical content, Misogyny, and Ableism

Moderate: Sexual assault and Violence

Minor: Pedophilia

sunflower7skull's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This book took a lot out of me. It is heavy and gruesome and beautiful. I will admit the surgical body horror made me a little squeamish, but as a trans autistic person, I loved the way the main characters were written. I don't usually like historical fiction, but I really loved this fantasy take. Highly recommend to anyone who is invested in dark fantasy, the trans experience, the autistic experience, and Victorian times (especially from a gendered/medical view) Just make sure you check trigger warnings for this one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Ableism, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Transphobia, Child abuse, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Torture, Abandonment, Child death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Blood, Body horror, Deadnaming, Grief, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Abortion, Cursing, Animal death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Dysphoria, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, and Lesbophobia