Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

1526 reviews

spamdunc's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional 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

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Easily one of the best characters ever written. A tragedy that I couldn't give up on. Demon is so real and fully flesh and bone in my mind with a unique voice. Loved the commentary on the opioid epidemic.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse

takealoadoff's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny 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

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Beautiful, heart-wrenching bildungsroman about a boy growing up in Appalachia. There's so much heart in this book. Definitely recommended.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use

voodoomary's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional funny 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: Yes

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I can't give this book enough stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent

linda48's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Vomit, Death of parent

Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment

cmallard0530's review against another edition

4.5

emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol

Minor: Sexual violence, Violence

nsmith1026's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Death of parent

jessiepicard's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Classism

readwith_kiki's review against another edition

4.5

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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Classism

e_lace's review against another edition

4.25

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I really liked this book, but had rather complicated feelings about it for most of my time reading it, but ultimately I found it really wonderfully written and well-paced, just very very sad. As someone who admittedly doesn't read much literary fiction at my big age, this book reminded me that i think I find literary fiction difficult because I live in the world these characters do and wonder what their lives would be like right now in the moment I'm reading. 

The only other bone I have to pick with this book is that I really wish i could read Demon's comics. I really appreciate a book that acknowledges the power of graphic novels and comics as a medium in such a concrete way, especially in a world where comics and graphic novels are still seen as media for children. I thought that was cool and would really like to read a really good graphic novel now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Abandonment

Minor: Racism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide

This book focuses a lot on opioid abuse and predatory practices of pharmaceutical companies distributing opioids through pill mills in Appalachia and the effects of that on the main character and the people around him. Barbara does I think a good job of showing how injection drug use and opioid addiction affect people's lives, but I think if this kind of content is not your thing or would be very triggering for you, maybe don't read this book :). Also

the dog does die

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bunnyman's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 64%

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I . HATE . THIS . KID.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Misogyny