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Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

74 reviews

latashman's review

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

5.0

I couldn't help but cheer for Demon the entire book. This book was heartbreaking. Unfortunately some of the pieces of the story are true or based on truth. I couldn't help but think of all the Demons in the world who we will never know. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Drug abuse, Suicide, Drug use, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Miscarriage, Homophobia, Mental illness, Slavery, and Racial slurs

dua_liepard's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Addiction, Bullying, Classism, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Physical abuse, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Minor: Cancer, Homophobia, Suicide, Violence, Car accident, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child death, Gore, Racism, Pregnancy, Medical content, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

eonthebeat's review

challenging emotional sad 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: Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Homophobia

bumblebee12's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Homophobia

kmaffett's review

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual harassment

Minor: Homophobia

esther_floraa's review

challenging 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: Mental illness, Suicide, Trafficking, Violence, Emotional abuse, Racism, Cancer, Death, Child abuse, Classism, Drug use, Death of parent, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

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

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

sjtowry's review against another edition

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

sjanke2's review

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

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

am4man's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death of parent, Abandonment, Drug use, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Grief, Drug abuse, Body shaming, Bullying, Alcoholism, and Child abuse

Moderate: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Rape

Minor: Abortion and Homophobia