Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

4 reviews

knkoch's review

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

I have mixed feelings on this one. I do think that stories about the impoverished, underserved communities in the Appalachian mountains aren't told enough. The miner's union and government outreach library program plots were interesting and informative. However, there was a high misery quotient here. And the depiction of the discrimination against the white main character (who has bluish skin due to an inherited medical condition) felt overdone, as if wanting to appropriate the experience of anti-black racism. It seems like a pack horse librarian's job was plenty interesting and challenging on its own without that added element. I guess it felt like the author was building on her considerable research into 1930s Kentucky and creating a plot with more wishful thinking and

highly specious romance

than I could buy into. I thought Demon Copperhead, set during the opiod crisis, was a more nuanced depiction of Appalachian communities and the entrenched issues they grapple with. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Physical abuse, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Rape, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Racism

samburkhouse's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Stalking, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Rape, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Sexism, Pregnancy, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Misogyny

Minor: Animal cruelty, Classism, Racial slurs, Vomit, and Terminal illness

jharman44's review

dark emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Blood, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, Incest, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Police brutality, Violence, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Pregnancy, Bullying, Racial slurs, Rape, Stalking, Suicide, and Adult/minor relationship

feynmaniac1729's review against another edition

It’s intense dude. Not bad, but it’s very intense. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment