Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

82 reviews

leticiasmugala's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Bullying and Child abuse

Minor: Animal death, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

kassafrass's review against another edition

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

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

balley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Classism

abscott's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism and Abandonment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Chronic illness, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Excrement, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Stalking, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

zosiablue's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.5

"It’s hard to explain how you can miss a place and want it with all your heart, and be utterly sure it will obliterate you the instant you touch down." (RIP Marvel Bar)

This is a tremendous book that hit too close to home for me, which meant I was on edge and half sick the whole time I was reading it. I mean, that means it's a fucking effective book but I think it's more suited for someone not so close to the issue (the issue being opioids and Virginia poverty and growing up around addicts). Every character was diamond clear cut and it was a capital b Book, a total epic. Well done, but I will never read it again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Confinement, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

danimcthomas's review

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

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

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

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

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

miaaa_lenaaa's review

dark emotional 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

‘To be here was to be known.’

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism

kelsimarirobb's review

dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

lil_owl_reads's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

This book starts out good and ends incredible. It seemed slow in the middle, but it’s so so unbelievably worth the read. A beautiful look into Appalachia, addiction, overdose, the foster system, and resilience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Miscarriage, and Death of parent