Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Demon Copperhead: A Novel by Barbara Kingsolver

83 reviews

kimberlina82's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

agiangregorio's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, Abandonment

maiamatheny's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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

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This story is familiar but somehow that doesn’t matter at all while reading. It’s heart-wrenching and  predictable at times, but also funny and full of so many types and ways of demonstrating of love. Hard to believe that Demon is only 17 or 18 by the time the book ends. He lives at least 3 full lifetimes by then. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Abandonment

hayreading's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Such an amazing book. The characters are all so complex and real. The author has so many things to say, and it's done in such a brutal way. No criticisms. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

inirac's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexual assault, Outing

allisonz6's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Classism

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

sierrartr2's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional informative medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

noelleingway's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Barbara created an incredibly memorable narrator in Demon. Not only was he funny and hopefuly in the face of horrifying odds, his story was a perfect lens to showcase the human side of the systemic issues that plague south appalachia. It's all too easy to understand how people can fall into the drug scene, how desparation can fester in a place crafted for low-education industry workers. 

Learning what "redneck" originally meant really hit me hard, as someone who grew up in a somewhat rural area and heard a lot of those words thrown around casually. This cast will stick with me, especially June and Emmy and Angus. Read for book club and really enjoyed!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Abandonment

kayteer13's review against another edition

4.5

emotional informative sad

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Abortion, Abandonment, Classism

mirabrothers's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This may be the best book of the year, the only thing that upset me is how the ending felt too short I wanted to read more! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, Classism