With Teeth Summary
Kristen Arnett

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With Teeth Overview

In Kristen Arnett's novel With Teeth, protagonist Sammie struggles to reconcile her former single life with her new life as a queer wife and mother. Although Sammie loves her wife Monika and her son Samson, she often feels trapped in a reality, a body, and an identity she does not recognize. When her unhappiness and angst bleed increasingly into her home life, Sammie's domestic stability rapidly begins to unravel. Throughout the novel, Sammie must learn to reconcile who she once was with who she wants to become. The novel explores themes including identity, autonomy, and intimacy. 

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