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Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

136 reviews

dev921's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Vomit, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Child death, Classism, Death, and Transphobia

navyredrose's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The Audiobook narrator for this one was fantastic! Truly brought Demon to life!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Death, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Addiction, Pregnancy, Drug use, and Cursing

Moderate: Gore, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Classism, and Alcohol

Minor: Incest, Pedophilia, Trafficking, Sexual violence, and Animal death

graciepie's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Sexual content

shelfofunread's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Death

Moderate: Classism, Violence, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Self harm, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Death of parent, and Alcohol

alisonvh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

This is my favorite book by Barbara Kingsolver I’ve read so far. Not sure if it’s the book or the fact that I listened to this one rather than reading it, but either way I loved every minute.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Grief, Physical abuse, Self harm, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Suicide, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Violence, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Racism

gloriazthompson's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad 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

I can see what all the hype is about. Kingsolver is an incredible writer. Demon was a character to root for despite all the tragic circumstances of his life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, Sexual content, Drug use, Death, and Cursing

Moderate: Medical trauma

Minor: Miscarriage, Abortion, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Racism

honeybeewitched87's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Addiction, Sexual content, Trafficking, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Medical trauma, Medical content, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, Alcohol, Death, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

crossinthepnw's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative 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

5.0

Oh man…where to even start with this one. Demon Copperhead is easily one of my top three reads for 2023, and will always hold a special place in my heart. To be clear - this is my first Kingsolver work I’ve read (and now I will be reading more of her stories!), and I’ve never read David Copperfield by Charles Dickens…but now I am curious to read the source behind the inspiration for her novel.

Demon Copperhead will piss you off. It will make you cry. You will try to remind yourself that this is a work of fiction, but is clearly based in reality, which will in turn make you even more upset that this kind of shit is still happening. If you didn’t hate Big Pharma before (which if you already don’t…come on), you will after reading this novel. It also made me think about the joke of the war on drugs and the opioid crisis. How our foster care system is screwed. How some folks are just fucked before they even get a start in life.

But the novel isn’t all doom and gloom, I promise. There is hope, love, joy, and laughs along the way. It’s also a coming of age story about a boy who many people wouldn’t give a second thought about on account of where he grew up. The first person narrative of Demon took this tale to another level; Kingsolver has a way of transporting you to his world and his life.

 I am so happy that Kingsolver took the time to tell this story, about the “rednecks”, “hillbillies”, or “trailer trash” folks don't seem to give a shit about, and how the opioid epidemic has done so much damage in Appalachia. Please, read this one; I read it in five days because I could not put it down!

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Cancer, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicide

atamano's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Vomit, Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Gun violence, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Ableism, Classism, and Gore

Minor: Sexual content, Suicide, and Pregnancy

yourssincerelyemma's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Drug abuse

Moderate: Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Rape, Abandonment, Medical content, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Racism, Homophobia, Abortion, Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Grief, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual content