Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

39 reviews

singout's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Abortion, Blood, Cursing, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

deeofbkb's review

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense fast-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: Drug abuse, Drug use, Death, Death of parent, and Cursing

Moderate: Trafficking, Bullying, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Car accident

Minor: Animal death and Vomit

rlinnyc's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Vomit, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Cursing, and Grief

Moderate: Bullying, Excrement, Gun violence, Medical content, Sexual content, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Forced institutionalization, and Trafficking

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

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

nyne's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Blood, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Emotional abuse

lcg527's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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: Violence, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Animal death, Physical abuse, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Blood, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Miscarriage, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

momalley215's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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: Physical abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Bullying, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Drug use

loriloo's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Blood