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A review by psychaotic17
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White
dark
emotional
mysterious
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? Yes
5.0
The Spirit bares its Teeth is a wonderfully haunting book about the struggles of living in 1880s England as an autistic trans person. Silas' struggles in the book in that society to just be accepted for who he is, has been a wonderful and harrowing experience to read. The book feels like if R. F. Kuang's "Babel" and A. J. White's debut novel "Hell followed with us" had a love child in all the best ways.
Graphic: Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Misogyny
Minor: Rape