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amylav's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse
lizsim's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Torture, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Child death, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Cursing, and Pedophilia
Minor: Chronic illness, Gun violence, Bullying, and Classism
jdp_12's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug use and Drug abuse
Moderate: Grief, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Gun violence, Murder, Death, Child abuse, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Violence, Racial slurs, and Homophobia
sarasreading's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Death
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Racism
sawyer_koh's review
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Child abuse, and Drug abuse
marypaz13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I can see why this one the Pulitzer.
Book about addiction. A book about losing hope but at the same time not being able to give up.
Demon is such a lovable character, flaws and all. That poor kid. I didn't necessarily hate the other characters, they were just there. I liked June, definitely eldest sister vibes, the one that grew up to fast. Agnes was that one in a million, the one that was able to make it out. And we all have that Maggot in our lives, the one that's always too childish no matter how old.
When I started this book, I had the misconception that it took place in the the 50's/60's, but once it mentioned some pop culture things, I realized it was definitely 70's to the present (at least the early 2000's) -- I don't remember the book actually mentioning the year.
Love that art is the outlet that was used.
This book served as a history rabbit hole for me. Had no idea about the oxidation clinics, had to google it. Crazy shiitake!! Like, the idea was inconceivable until I read about it. No wonder the whole "war on drugs" was such a big deal.
And the whole hillbilly/redneck thing. The idea that the term alone is derogatory yet people don't realize that it is.
Such a great read. I did a hybrid read; started with the book ended up with the audio. Which I did like the narrator, I felt he encompassed Demon's character to a T.
P.S. I may add more to this review, maybe, idk.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Drug use, and Death
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Abandonment, Racial slurs, Domestic abuse, and Classism
Minor: Sexual harassment, Vomit, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy
simonefk's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Death
kb_wight's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Overall, this was a good book. It is well written and Kingsolver does a great job of giving enough detail to the characters and scenery that give the reader a vivid picture of what is going on. The reason for 3.5 stars instead of higher is solely due to the pacing of the book. For me, I flew through the first third and the last fifty or so pages - in between the first third and last fifty pages was several hundred pages that took me days to get through.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Abandonment, Grief, and Domestic abuse
aliterarygoodtime's review
- 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
Graphic: Child abuse, Addiction, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Grief, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
joensign's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Classism, Death, Child abuse, and Death of parent
Moderate: Miscarriage and Injury/Injury detail