A review by joey_estrada
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

It's hard to put into words how I feel about this book. It's difficult. It's wonderful. It's relatable. The way it is written made me feel everything the narrator was feeling to the point of almost being overwhelming. 

I am not as in touch with my identity, whether that be me being autistic or trans, as I'd like to be. Reading some of these descriptions and explanations and just the thoughts of the narrator was healing and safe as well as scary.

I enjoy reading fiction more than nonfiction/informational books, so being able to read someone's thoughts and feelings as an autistic trans person during certain events rather than in a clinical way was refreshing and comforting.

I like how the narrator talks about and compares things to surgery and the body. It was very interesting. The gorey scenes were also very well written and detailed in an interesting and easily understandable way.

Though the ending was beautifully and satisfyingly done, I'm sad to see these characters go.
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