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Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

34 reviews

mrsmooney24's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I don’t even know where to start exactly, I had heard good things about it, but they didn’t even come close to how much I loved this book. I was just so genuinely moved by it. I laughed out loud, ugly cried, and got so angry I couldn’t even think straight. The Dickens-esque criticism and exploration of complex humanity was perfectly paired with the contemporary southern setting. Kingsolver really just wrote the shit out of this book. I was so sad it was over, but so happy it was over too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infidelity, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

oliviawhitton's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Death, Gun violence, Drug use, Suicide, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Addiction, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Racism, and Emotional abuse

vigilant_m's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad 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

5.0

This has been one of my favorite books that I’ve read in the past 5 years. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Vomit

heddasch's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Racial slurs, Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Rape and Miscarriage

kassafrass's review

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Suicide, Addiction, Death of parent, Sexual content, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Abortion, Self harm, Miscarriage, Racism, and Racial slurs

mobymaize's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Demon Copperhead is a hard read. It isn't hard in terms of the actual language of it not making too much sense, but it's hard because you want Demon to stop doing so much shit. You want him to stop suffering, to get help before he loses everything. It's emotional, it's devastating, and, if anything, it is full of hope. Hope to become better, to recover, to mend oneself and become a person who, while still having traumas, is an actual person. Overall fantastic :)

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Content Warnings

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

danimcthomas's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Absolute perfection. I haven’t loved a main character like I loved Damon in years. The audiobook was superbly voice acted, fully capturing the dialect of the region.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Miscarriage, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Suicide, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gun violence, and Gore

Might be triggering for anyone with a history of being in foster care.

kola10981928's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Grief, Violence, Emotional abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Animal death

Minor: Cursing, Car accident, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Blood, Hate crime, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

deetabz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Addiction, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Excrement, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Animal death, Child abuse, Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Medical content, Racial slurs, Racism, and Grief

Minor: Car accident and Pregnancy

hbskeen's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Grief, Toxic friendship, Child death, Drug use, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Pregnancy, Vomit, and Sexual content

Minor: Miscarriage, Animal death, Racial slurs, and Suicide