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Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

146 reviews

stinky_phytoseiid's review against another edition

emotional informative 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Pedophilia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Violence, Vomit, and Abortion

ellieswilliams's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring 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, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

soyboysimon's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny sad tense slow-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

Knew from the first line that it was going to be a good read. "First, I got myself born." Demon is clever and witty and full of heart from that first sentence to the last. This book will make you cry, laugh, cringe, and shout for joy, sometimes all on the same page.

I won't say that it was easy to read(it took me a month), but it was definitely fun to read. Who cares about sentences making sense and following grammar rules? Not Demon.

Great book! Hits some hard topics but in a way that shines light on the problems and makes me feel more knowledgable about them. My takeaway from it is that no matter where life starts you out, there are always choices to be made and consequences to be had. Maybe sins are most of the time passed down from the generations, but maybe they don't have to be. The cycle can be broken. Ain't no hill for a climber.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Excrement, Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide, Stalking, and Car accident

winglesswarrior's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Classism

reneek's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cancer, Eating disorder, Vomit, and Abortion

brogan7's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

A tremendously difficult book and also more than can be put into words on whatever you call the other part of that, the half that's about redemption and healing and understanding the human heart.
There were parts I thought Kingsolver missed, tonally, like she didn't seem to understand what he might feel when

Dori died, besides "bad," "felt awful,"--she invested so much in his resignation she missed some of the despair.
And also his shame during the addiction part, that seemed to be on "light," and also the Emmy part, it's like she knew all the facts but she didn't know how to line them up emotionally, which, thank god or it would have been unreadable...<\spoiler>
I am still processing this book. It is so... gentle, painted with the lightest touch, I can't exactly say which audience it's most meant for, being it's such a harsh story, and then told with such hope, a hope I think most within those experiences would not believe in.  <Spoiler> To think that all of them survived?  Emmy, Maggot, Tommy and Demon?  Who would believe that?  Not to mention Angus, whose threats were all vague and unrealized...I don't buy that for a second...<\spoiler>
The part I most appreciated was the Black teacher in the school, the explicit teaching of the book, the rage and the reclamation of the Hillbilly identity.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Excrement, Vomit, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism

rachelkreadsbookz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Miscarriage and Vomit

sjtowry's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism

sjanke2's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

This is a challenging book, both in the sense of Demon's stream-of-consciousness voice and the trials he endures. But after 50 pages, one's brain adapts to Kingsolver's writing style. The audiobook narrator helped in developing a stride. Demon goes through so much, and there's a balance of both good and bad influences in the side characters. I also appreciated Kingsolver's strong stance on the war wreaked upon Appalachians by land grabbers, mining companies, and Big Pharma. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Gun violence, Sexual violence, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Abortion, Pregnancy, and War

amerikanerin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-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: Drug abuse and Drug use

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Death of parent