Baby Teeth: A Novel
Written by Zoje Stage
Narrated by Gabra Zackman
4/5
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About this audiobook
A battle of wills between mother and daughter reveals the frailty and falsehood of familial bonds in award-winning playwright and filmmaker Zoje Stage’s tense audiobook of psychological suspense, Baby Teeth.
Afflicted with a chronic debilitating condition, Suzette Jensen knew having children would wreak havoc on her already fragile body. Nevertheless, she brought Hanna into the world, pleased and proud to start a family with her husband Alex. Estranged from her own mother, Suzette is determined to raise her beautiful daughter with the love, care, and support she was denied.
But Hanna proves to be a difficult child. Now seven-years-old, she has yet to utter a word, despite being able to read and write. Defiant and anti-social, she refuses to behave in kindergarten classes, forcing Suzette to homeschool her. Resentful of her mother’s rules and attentions, Hanna lashes out in anger, becoming more aggressive every day. The only time Hanna is truly happy is when she’s with her father. To Alex, she’s willful and precocious but otherwise the perfect little girl, doing what she’s told.
Suzette knows her clever and manipulative daughter doesn’t love her. She can see the hatred and jealousy in her eyes. And as Hanna’s subtle acts of cruelty threaten to tear her and Alex apart, Suzette fears her very life may be in grave danger…
Praise for Baby Teeth:
“We Need to Talk About Kevin meets Gone Girl meets The Omen....a twisty, delirious read that will constantly question your sympathies for the two characters as their bond continues to crumble.” —Entertainment Weekly
"A pulse-spiking thriller." —PopSugar
Zoje Stage
Zoje Stage’s debut novel, Baby Teeth, was a USA Today and international bestseller. It was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award and named one of the best books of the year by Forbes Magazine, Library Journal, PopSugar, Barnes & Noble, Bloody Disgusting, and BookBub. Her follow-up novel, Wonderland, was described in a starred review from Booklist as “a beautifully choreographed and astonishing second novel.” And with her third book, Getaway, the New York Times declared her “a writer with a gift for the lyrical and the frightening.” When Zoje isn’t writing, reading, or streaming documentaries, she can be found in her mini dance studio, tap dancing. She lives in Pittsburgh with her cats.
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Reviews for Baby Teeth
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Great story. But the Swedish accent wasn't that good. It kept throwing me off.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5To be fair, I wasn’t sure exactly what the book was about before I started it. I generally find books about bad seeds or evil children to be a little too far fetched. This kid hates her mother to the point she wants and is willing to murder her but the mother is never shown to have done anything that bad to warrant such hatred. I just found it unbelievable. I did like the writing and the alternating perspectives of Suzette me Hanna. Just not my cup of tea.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5SO SO GOOD! Just read \ listen you won't regret it!!!
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Hannah is a typical 5 year old except for the fact that she doesn’t speak and that she’s plotting to rid the works of her mother, Suzette. Mischievous is an understatement as Hannah schemes and torments her mother, while being an absolute doll for her unassuming father, Alex.
Both Suzette and Hannah scramble for Alex’s attention and validation, then, there’s Marie.
Whew, chile! Gripping, intense, shocking…a dramatic thriller horror!
I’m anticipating a sequel! There has to be more! Come on, Zoje! - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fantastic book. Have read it and also listened to the audiobook. why hasn't this book been made into a movie???
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is one of the best book of all times. I could not stop lissoning to this book
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I enjoyed this book. I listened to it while driving and actually drove slower so I could find out what happens next. A couple of things I wasn’t too keen on: Suzette is too passive. She just lets things happen instead of taking action. Now I know that’s all tied up in her personal history but it’s hard to believe that Hanna would exhibit these traits as early as 2 or 3, and the parents wouldn’t have consulted a professional sooner. And Alex is oblivious to both his wife’s unhappiness and his daughter’s behavior, and I wanted to smack him. The ending is a little too pat, too. But ironically some of those things are what makes this a good book-I felt invested enough in the characters to have an opinion about them.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book never lost it’s suspense it kept me totally engrossed.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Couldn’t put it down. As a mother it gave me so many mixed emotions- truly a wonderful and terrifying book!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Unnerving and disturbing, with a suspenseful flow, a great read!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I love creepy kid books!!! I really loved Hanna!! I was rooting for her the whole time.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Amazing chilling beautiful and evil all at once. You can’t put it down
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Probably one of my favorite books I’ve read. I’m not even a parent and this makes me question having kids
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This was so hard to listen to, I really didn’t like the daughter Hanna. I guess you are not supposed to, but I really felt for the mom
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It was a lot! But I enjoyed it! …Go read it
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5⭐⭐⭐⭐
A nice creepy read! One of every parent's worst nightmares!
I found the relationships between the characters to be very realistic. You are able to care for each character including the little girl.
Definitely a page turner. A good thriller I'd suggest to anyone who enjoys this genre!
#zojestage #babyteeth #bookstagram #bookreview #4star #lallahbookreview #readinginlallahland - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Holy shit…
Think We Need to Talk About Kevin, The Orphan, and The Good Son, but a 7 year old girl.
A mom, with some serious medical issues, is finding herself on the being tormented by her daughter. But, of course, no one believes that such a sweet little Angel could ever do any harm to anyone - let alone her own mother!
But how little we know of the human psyche, who are we say when anyone is “normal” by looks alone? Not knowing what drives the hatred in her baby, she tries to find a way out of the hell that has become her life.
Who will survive? Who will overcome? Who will Daddy choose?? - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hated the characters, but still a great book. Would recommend to those who like thrillers.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Holy shit.
I don’t even know what else to say. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Gripping. I was unable to put it down. It left me brimming with curiosity—WOW!!!!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Very well-written! Needs a sequel, though… ended too abrutly for me.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Who needs birth control when this book exists! I couldn't put it down!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I absolutely adored this book. It was well written and I never got tired of it. I hope the writer writes a sequel.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The narrator was incredible and this book was frustrating in the best way.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It was more then I asked for in a book.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5It was okay, kind of weird. The ending was eh. I stayed interested throughout the book and I liked the plot.
I feel like if it didn’t end that way I would have enjoyed it a bit more. I feel like i didn’t get closure lol.3 people found this helpful
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Loved the book - and then it ended and we have no clue why we even listen to the beginning of it because the ending didn't give us any closing!
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