Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

285 reviews

saskiahill's review against another edition

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

elenats's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

coltonpugh's review

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Favorite book of the year by far, may be one of my favorite books I have ever read. Set in rural Virginia in Appalachian country the story is told as a refection on a boys early childhood and ends in early adulthood. The author captures the life in Appalachia very well. The story is beautifully told and while pretty sad and depressing at times, it is told by the main character who doesn't know anything else. This point of view really in my opinion relays to readers that have no experience with the area of "why people stay" or "why do the people there experience what that do".

I won't go into detail on the story, but I want to reiterate how much I enjoyed this book. A true page turner. I will be recommending this to anyone who will listen.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Miscarriage and Racism

bellsdixon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, and Classism

Minor: Suicide

boliv3's review

dark emotional tense 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

4.75

Beautifully written but very sad overall. The kind of characters that stay with you for a long time, if not forever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Violence, and Abandonment

Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexual violence, and Suicide

allikay14's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

junglezee's review

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring sad 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

5.0

Wow. Just… wow. This book floored me. It is an insanely good read. Finished it in a hammock in France, at surf camp. Sam, our surf guide, strummed on the guitar as I dangled in the hammock. This book is special. Barbara Kingsolver knows how to write an incredible masterpiece. The focus on “institutional poverty” isn’t really pedantic… but it does include a scathing reflection on the backwards, mean-spirited attitude people have towards country folk.

Wow… I loved it, a LOT. I would read this again immediately. It’s fucking hard at times, but it’s beautiful with regularity, like sunset and sunrise. The experience of reading this leads me to believe we’re capable of much more than we let ourselves believe, which is a fascinating takeaway from a tale like this.

I could recommend this to everyone, but I’m sure it’d punch just a little too hard for some audiences. I enjoy a good punch here and there, and I sit in this hammock now with tears wetting my eyes from joy at the book and its tale, but also sadness at the hellish journey, and sadness that it’s now over. Onto the next read… but I will NEVER forget the story of Demon Copperhead.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Abandonment

Moderate: Death

brownikins's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny 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

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Violence, and Abandonment

jillianselene's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

nlg518's review

dark sad fast-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

4.75

Barbara Kingsolver has a brilliantly incisive tone. She is able, through Damon, to explore a layered series of injustices that one must always keep in mind when evaluating the actions of others. It came to me highly recommended and I will continue the chain of endorsement. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment