Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

34 reviews

tristanklein's review

dark reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Racial slurs, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Toxic friendship, and Child abuse

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

yourssincerelyemma's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Drug abuse

Moderate: Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Rape, Abandonment, Medical content, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Racism, Homophobia, Abortion, Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Grief, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

poetsofsweetpea's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.5

It's pretty much what you would expect for a Appalachian version of David Copperfield.  The characters were big and believable. I'm not a fan of coming of age stories.  I especially find it difficult to watch characters make bad decisions.  There was too much of the darkness in the real world in this novel and I found it difficult to stay in it.  Everything in me told me to abandon this book. I did not.  It's well written and a story that should be told.  It's just not my thing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit

emily_koopmann's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Drug use, Vomit, and Addiction

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Bullying, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Death, Child abuse, Alcohol, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Drug use, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Incest, Grief, Classism, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Child death, Car accident, and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

lindseyas's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense slow-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

Such a beautifully written book with a wonderfully meaningful, political undertone. The story of a young boy who overcomes addiction, family death, abuse, mental health struggles, solitude, misunderstanding, classism and so much more. Over its 550 page run, this book is the story of boyhood in the Deep South, where growing up as someone deemed "different" is close enough to a death sentence. Damon, or "Demon's," journey towards self-acceptance and healing is a great, modern epic in its own right — his failures, his triumphs and his in-betweens were real and raw. That's the core of his novel — real life isn't glamorous or magical, but it's full of blood, sweat and tears. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug abuse, Racism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Drug use, Racial slurs, Miscarriage, Classism, Death of parent, and Mental illness

tigerkind's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

A really tough read but worth it. Sucks you right in, punches you in the gut and throws you out on the other side with a whole new set of emotions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Grief, Murder, Mental illness, Classism, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Gore, Addiction, Terminal illness, Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

Moderate: Xenophobia, Sexism, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Dementia

Minor: Trafficking, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Pedophilia, War, and Outing

e11lla's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Loved it!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Addiction, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Racism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Violence, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Classism, Car accident, Grief, Mental illness, and Racial slurs

indydc's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Violence, Vomit, Sexual violence, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Death, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Vomit, Rape, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Medical content, Blood, Excrement, Car accident, and Racism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, Animal death, Homophobia, Confinement, Gaslighting, and Gun violence

traceyanderson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring

• 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, Addiction, Bullying, Classism, Homophobia, Alcohol, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail