Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

327 reviews

crossnf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

amrydberg's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

tbr_tess's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, and Abandonment

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Trafficking, Abortion, and Death of parent

littki's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Abortion

aevarts's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Medical content, Trafficking, and Pregnancy

mollyrook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

annalea_hines's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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

4.75

There’s not a review I could write to do this book justice. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

annabunce's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.75

Such a great read, but so so sad. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

caitlin_davis22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Suicide and Suicide attempt

starredbyalice's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Alcohol