A review by mcluster1
With Teeth by Kristen Arnett

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

3.25

Sammy, Monica, and Sampson are deeply unlikable and not in a good way. I often enjoy stories with unlikable characters, but this group was almost unbearable. The story was very interesting, which redeems how unlikable the mains are. I wonder if Sampson was reallly that weird, or if Sammy was just that off kilter. 

I really enjoyed the vignettes from side characters that interacted with the mains.  It really gave an umph to the story and solidified how weird interactions with the main characters.