Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

16 reviews

jennaviolet's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

erinsca's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Addiction

Moderate: Sexual content, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Child abuse, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Rape, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Violence, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Abandonment, Death, Alcoholism, Abortion, Bullying, and Addiction

jewels_pg's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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? Yes

4.0

This was a hard book to put down. Heartbreaking and thought-provoking in turn. The ending is hopeful, but it's a wild ride to get there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Cursing, Drug abuse, Violence, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, and Racism

Minor: Suicide and Confinement

nikshelby's review against another edition

DNF at 9%.

Abuse of children and women. Alcoholism. Drug use (and overdose). Poverty and despair. 

I should’ve realized when it won the Pulitzer that it would be rife with a bleak outlook, despondent characters, and heartbreaking situations. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Abandonment, and Infidelity

winglesswarrior's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Animal death, Death of parent, Excrement, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Death, Classism, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Grief, Confinement, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Addiction, and Domestic abuse

chantaal's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Classism, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Drug use, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, and Addiction

Moderate: Sexual assault, Bullying, Confinement, Rape, Body shaming, and Racism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Ableism, Abortion, and Animal death

opplecopter's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Classism, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Violence, Grief, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Child death, Cursing, Death, Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Terminal illness, Vomit, Confinement, Cancer, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal death, Abortion, Car accident, and Pedophilia

zosiablue's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.5

"It’s hard to explain how you can miss a place and want it with all your heart, and be utterly sure it will obliterate you the instant you touch down." (RIP Marvel Bar)

This is a tremendous book that hit too close to home for me, which meant I was on edge and half sick the whole time I was reading it. I mean, that means it's a fucking effective book but I think it's more suited for someone not so close to the issue (the issue being opioids and Virginia poverty and growing up around addicts). Every character was diamond clear cut and it was a capital b Book, a total epic. Well done, but I will never read it again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Classism, Addiction, and Child abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Rape, Death, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Medical content

Minor: Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Abortion, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, and Homophobia

annick's review

Obliged to return to library. Misery upon misery. And yet some of it grew on me. Some of the passages are emotionally enchanting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Racism, Death of parent, Confinement, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Bullying, Addiction, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Child abuse

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective 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

‘To be here was to be known.’

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Child death, Death, Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Grief, Miscarriage, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Murder