Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

716 reviews

boliv3's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

4.75

Beautifully written but very sad overall. The kind of characters that stay with you for a long time, if not forever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Violence, Addiction, Child abuse, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual violence, and Miscarriage

cmvilleneuve's review against another edition

challenging dark 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. Book. 😭 

This book was heavy, heartbreaking, triumphant, and really just overall so good. Such a necessary story for all to really understand what happens in lower income areas as well as the opioid crisis. This was hard to read, challenged my thinking, and had me rooting for demon in such odd ways. 

TW: drug use, overdose, child neglect

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Drug use, Sexual content, and Drug abuse

allikay14's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Rape, Self harm, Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, and Suicide

joelekdahl21's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense 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: Drug abuse, Death, Addiction, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

butlerebecca's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful sad 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? Yes

4.5

Beautifully written with an excellent fully realized main character - a bit of a drag plot-wise in the middle but I guess that’s part of the point

Some incredibly beautiful descriptions in there, never felt out of place or flowery just matter fact 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Addiction, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Child abuse, Violence, and Drug use

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Rape

tbyrdistheword's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

It's an oft read book for a reason.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Grief, and Addiction

Minor: Abortion and Trafficking

passivemoon's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Death

margaretrose'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Dinging half a star because I don't like the end.

Hefty but unlike most long novels it didn't sag in the middle and no part felt like it could have been taken out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

booksinherhead's review against another edition

• 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

DEMON COPPERHEAD is the book of my heart. The voice of our protagonist Demon is so strong through this text–even with a meandering plot through Demon's childhood and adolesence his perspective is quite frankly so compelling I found it difficult to put this 500+ page book down. I'll be thinking about the characters Kingslover has constructed for years to come. Be prepared for heartbreak and a story you'll never forget. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Grief, Vomit, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Cursing, Drug use, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Cancer, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Abortion, and Pedophilia

additional (but non exhaustive) content warnings include: drowning, gun violence, foster care system, adoption, guardianship t

bri0987's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing and Death of parent