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The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

11 reviews

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

omgmkg's review

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

I really loved this book! Historical fiction, strong women, dealing with difference, and loving books are all my jam in stories, so that helps a lot. I really enjoyed learning about the Packhorse Librarians and the adventurous aspects of the story. I thought the narrative was well crafted and tied together well, and I felt like I understood much more about Appalachia in the Depression because of this book. I fell in love with Cussy Mary and her patrons, and with the ways she found to relate to them and gain their trust (not just as a blue person but sort of as a government social program representative). 

The harm that comes to people that are not Cussy Mary in this book could have been a bit melodramatic, but I think it was just realistic enough and well written enough to pass. I agree with others that the violence Cussy Mary faces is at times a bit gratuitous… but also realistic. 
I share concerns that perhaps this was not the author’s story to tell. I 
 do not believe that the author meant to imply that being Blue was just as discriminated against as being Black in Appalachia/Philadelphia at the time, but I agree that too many parallels were being drawn. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Death, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Child death, Suicide, Body shaming, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Miscarriage

kgpierce's review

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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Murder, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Grief, Miscarriage, Rape, Classism, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, and Racism

whisper88's review against another edition

sad slow-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Classism, Medical content, Sexism, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Animal cruelty

ocean_the_reader's review

sad slow-paced

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

2.0

This wasn't a book for me. It didn't have a lot of happy moments and didn't really have a plot. What little romance there was wasn't believable, in my opinion. It was narrated well and that's all I got to say really. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Racism, Sexual assault, and Miscarriage

sarayadawn17's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

This is a book that will stick with me. The writing is beautiful and reflective, I had to pause many times to process things and think about what the author said. I found myself researching different aspects of the book to learn more. It was extremely emotional as well and heartbreaking. I love how the book shed light on the importance of reading and education, but also tackled numerous difficult subjects of racism, sexual assault, and starvation. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, Death, Sexual assault, Racism, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Hate crime, Suicide, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Child death, and Blood

Minor: Abortion

schaunabraie3's review

challenging emotional informative 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

5.0

Historical fiction usually isn’t my thing but I wanted to try something new when Booktenders WV posted about reading this for their book club.

I started it but got sick and had to miss. I would have usually just stopped reading it, but for some reason I didn’t and kept reading.

And wow…I can’t even wrap my head around it. I’m sitting here thinking of all the emotions in such a short time.

When fantasy is read it is all made up, but Kim Richardson did her research and poured her heart into this book and it shows.

I’ll probably make a video about how unbelievably amazing this book and what it talks about, but if you love to read…put this one on your list

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child death, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Racism, Grief, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Violence, Sexual assault, Stalking, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Suicide

rex_b20's review

dark hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

a love letter to books, kentucky, and people who were wronged.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Racism

Moderate: Sexual assault and Miscarriage

Minor: Miscarriage

hadley_w's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

I think I’d actually rate this book a 4.75 but am rating it 5 stars in hopes that more people will find it. It’s such a good book!! I stumbled across this audiobook ans finished it in a day. This book has a mix of history, love, hate/ racism, hope, poverty, and book lovers that makes it so relatable, heart destroying, and hope-giving. Honestly, I can’t say enough good things. READ IT!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, and Racism

Moderate: Miscarriage, Death of parent, Medical trauma, and Rape

Minor: Vomit

ifersinklings's review

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

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. It was an interesting look at the blue people of Kentucky. I had no idea blue people existed so it has opened up my interest in learning more about this condition. I also found the story about the book women to be fascinating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Murder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Terminal illness, Violence, and Vomit