Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

61 reviews

readingrenbo's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Rape, Racism, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Child death, Death, and Sexual violence

tibbarasden's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

A great historical fiction that brings light to both the pack-horse library project and the blue skinned people of Kentucky. I wasn't familiar with either until reading this book. I loved the focus on the rural people who didn't have much (trigger warning for starvation and death) along with the racism and prejudice and the working conditions of the miners. I do think some of the storylines got left behind a little. I wish the miners and the union had been wrapped up more satisfactory. I also think the story would have been better, either without the romance aspect or with more development of it throughout the story. Normally, because of those things, I would have dropped my rating, but the main subject of the story, along with the characters the book woman impacted, held up the higher rating. I also loved the stubborn mule.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

justmys's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Racism, Rape, Vomit, Death, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Violence, Classism, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Bullying, Death of parent, Grief, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Blood, Murder, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Child death, and Death of parent

Minor: Excrement, Incest, Fatphobia, and Animal death

dblue236's review

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

Trigger warnings: Sexual assault, racism, domestic violence. 

This was one of the best books I've read so far this year, for a number of reasons. I loved the setting and the beautiful descriptions of the time frame and rural Kentucky. The characters were well rounded and felt real, and the historical aspect of it that was clearly very thoroughly researched really added depth to the story. This was the first book I've read by this author, and if it was any indication, I definitely need to seek out more of her work. I cannot recommend this highly enough. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Child death, Bullying, Death, Racism, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Violence, Animal cruelty, Grief, Medical content, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, and Suicide

Minor: Abandonment, Incest, Abortion, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

glubglubglub's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Racism, Death, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Rape, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Stalking, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Incest, Racial slurs, Medical trauma, and Police brutality

courtsbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Misogyny, Death, Racism, Racial slurs, and Rape

Use of n-word.

kimby666's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I learned about the Packhorse Librarians through this book. It is overall a sad read with the level of poverty and racism that was present during this time, in that area. It was well written and was very easy to follow. It moved at a good pace, and did a good job with descriptions of the setting and characters. Overall, an interesting read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Blood, Classism, Child death, Hate crime, Death, and Sexism

marissa_roo's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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

4.75

Similar to where the crawdads sing... haunting and hard to reconcile to our understanding of humanity. Darkness and life, all comingle

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

Moderate: Suicide and Death

larissakoch's review

adventurous challenging emotional informative sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Racism, Suicide, Sexual assault, and Child death

aurnia's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death, Racism, Racial slurs, and Sexual assault

Minor: Rape, Murder, and Child death