Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

459 reviews

jenwestpfahl's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

One of the best books I have read in a while. I felt like I was there in person watching everything unfold and wanting to jump in and alter the course of the characters’ lives.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Addiction

Moderate: Child abuse and Death of parent

Minor: Bullying

anneosse88's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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: Addiction, Drug use, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Child death, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

agressivesquirrel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

 Don't give up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Drug use

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Rape

jillianselene's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Classism, Cursing, Death, Medical content, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Alcoholism, and Suicide

nlg518's review against another edition

dark sad fast-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

4.75

Barbara Kingsolver has a brilliantly incisive tone. She is able, through Damon, to explore a layered series of injustices that one must always keep in mind when evaluating the actions of others. It came to me highly recommended and I will continue the chain of endorsement. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Addiction

amylav's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

eknolan's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Child abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content

tdawgg07's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective 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: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Cursing, Misogyny, Child abuse, Bullying, Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Classism, Alcoholism, Racism, Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Abandonment, Child death, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Self harm, Cancer, Chronic illness, and Gaslighting

holreads's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Addiction, Child abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Suicide

jfarmer18's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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

4.25

This book was a hard read. There were times where I didn’t want to finish it. But I’m glad I did, as it ended on a somewhat positive note, despite all the trauma, death, and pain throughout.

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Content Warnings

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