Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

146 reviews

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

hannahcstocks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide and War

peam's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative 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

This is the kind of novel that dives into a world I would never have thought I would be into but once there didn’t want to let it go. It gave me a new perspective and a deeper understanding of the USA that I never gave a thought. I’m deeply grateful for that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Vomit, and Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Abandonment

clorbor07's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Racism and Rape

karyan1's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, Vomit, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Pandemic/Epidemic

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

alxbryn's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

This book was haunting and funny and upsetting and hopeful all at once. A really driven narrative that's so unsettling and addictive. I both loved and hated picking it up for fear of what was going happen next. This book has been living rent free in my head the entire time I've been reading it and I'm sure it'll stay for some time to come. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, and Trafficking

Moderate: Gore and Vomit

Minor: Homophobia, Suicide, and Sexual harassment

megs_readstoomuch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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 and Drug abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

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

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

Minor: Sexual content, Suicide, and Pregnancy

jferguson1138's review

challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.25

Well that was tragic.

It’s such an intriguing book. It almost feels like Huck Finn, but if he grew up a modern day complete with the abusive drunken step father. But it veers off a simple translation with the specter Friday night lights, drugs, and lives ruined across Appalachia.

It’s Huck Finn crossed with the ruin of Purdue pharma pushed painkillers.

The audiobook was read incredibly well and really added to the rural flavors.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Trafficking, and Grief