Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

1322 reviews

kgivens33's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional inspiring reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Suicide, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Abandonment

lmlanoux's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

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

mwilson391's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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My boy Damon goes THROUGH IT. I’ll be honest, I didn’t know what year it was for the first quarter of the book, it was such a stark depiction of poverty. Odysseus in coal country.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism

Minor: Cancer, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide

sqidthneed's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Classism

mcgards's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional reflective tense

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Death

pupperoni_reads_az's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Abortion

amachonis's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Pedophilia, Abortion

tinaina's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse

Moderate: Suicide

rachaeln194's review against another edition

5.0

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This is one sad book. But I have to say, from the moment I picked up Demon Copperhead, I couldn't put it down. This is a story of being born disadvantaged, of how that impacts your life. Demon, the main character, deals with being an orphan, homelessness, hunger, addiction; it is a depressing story. But the way this book is narrated is what had me so immersed. Demon's narration is dripping with sarcasm and the way he tells the story makes you feel so deeply every hurt he experiences. I learned a lot from this book, and despite the seriously sombre tone, I really, really liked it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse

kiwichill's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad 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, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism