Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

76 reviews

kerbyconner's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

This is an amazing, amazing book. It grips you from the very first chapter and keeps you hooked to the very end. Every character is complex and intriguing,  the setting being a character in and of itself. A realistic and heartfelt look at the struggles of poverty, addiction, and the opioid epidemic in Appalachia, while maintaining resilience as a continued theme. Many miss the mark by overlooking or misstating all the good of rural upbringing in telling stories like these, but Kingsolver does not. A must read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Addiction, and Drug abuse

Minor: Abandonment, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Racism, and Trafficking

bookworm356's review

challenging dark 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: Trafficking, Sexual content, Violence, Alcoholism, Grief, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Self harm, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Alcohol, Rape, Abortion, Death of parent, Abandonment, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Drug use, Pregnancy, and Emotional abuse

michipepper9's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death, Miscarriage, Trafficking, Child abuse, Abortion, Grief, Addiction, Alcoholism, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

10_6n's review

emotional tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Trafficking, Abortion, Toxic relationship, and Death

gabriellejon's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective 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

Growing up in Appalacia meant seeing the truth written in this book with my own two eyes.

The pill mills, the overdoses, the kids in and out of foster care, the abuse, growing up too fast. This is a viceral book, with a happy ending. I cried many times. I had my own Dori. He died the same way she did. I miss him. I lost him 6 years ago and the pain never goes away. I have the same anger in my chest as Demon. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Chronic illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Abortion, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Grief, Drug use, Child death, Addiction, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Trafficking, Cursing, Death, Toxic friendship, Classism, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, and Physical abuse

bobachel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Death, Sexual content, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual harassment, Trafficking, and Miscarriage

mobymaize's review against another edition

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

4.0

Demon Copperhead is a hard read. It isn't hard in terms of the actual language of it not making too much sense, but it's hard because you want Demon to stop doing so much shit. You want him to stop suffering, to get help before he loses everything. It's emotional, it's devastating, and, if anything, it is full of hope. Hope to become better, to recover, to mend oneself and become a person who, while still having traumas, is an actual person. Overall fantastic :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Abortion, Classism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Cancer, Child abuse, Death of parent, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Grief, Medical content, Trafficking, Addiction, Alcohol, Car accident, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Racism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

smyrvold's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book is so heavy, if I read a description of it I wouldn’t want to read it. But I loved it. I couldn’t put it down and I missed it for days after I finished 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Classism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Death, Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Addiction

abscott's review

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

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Miscarriage, Death, Cursing, Bullying, Violence, Physical abuse, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism and Abandonment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Excrement, Sexual violence, Racism, Self harm, Trafficking, Abortion, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Medical content, Sexism, Sexual assault, Child death, Chronic illness, Gore, Grief, and Gun violence

madoherty93's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Rape, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Alcohol, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Grief, Trafficking, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Vomit, Rape, and Physical abuse