Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

94 reviews

kdz08's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional inspiring 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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Wow! One of the best books I've read. Heartbreaking and so real, but brilliantly written and engaging. A really realistic look at Appalachia life and the opioid crisis, which has changed my perspective of the people in those situations. Throughout the book, I just wanted to give the main character a hug over and over again for all the stuff he had to deal with. He kept pushing through, though, and that's a great message to take from this. I really hope this becomes a movie someday. Definitely a book that everyone should read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, Suicide, Blood

paperandkindness's review against another edition

5.0

sad

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Absolutely incredible. I am a puddle. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

kimberlina82's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

agiangregorio's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny sad fast-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, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, Abandonment

biojesspj's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Charlie Thurston, the audiobook reader, was amazing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Excrement, Pregnancy, Outing, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment

Overdose, pregnancy loss, runaway child, orphans, foster care system

wadebarr's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Alcohol

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, Self harm, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Toxic friendship

noelladevil's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous emotional hopeful 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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He overcame all that shit life had to throw at him! I admire him so much! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent

theelliad's review against another edition

3.0

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I really wanted to love this book more than I did. Kingsolver does an excellent job at drawing out difficult themes (addiction, failings of the foster system, competitive sports, bad influences, death, grief, change) but honestly the narrative dragged at points in the same way Dickens does meaning it falls short of a higher rating. Addiction isn’t glamourised as it is in many similar texts, but neither is it addressed in the depth it could have been given the storylines? There is also moments of sexuality which felt unnecessary and uncomfortable at times. Though that said, the exploration of gender and identity is very strong in this book and I found myself especially drawn to Angus and Maggot as ambiguous and challengers of thè expectations placed on them. Overall, this was enjoyable and I felt sorry for Demon at times but it was about 6 hours too long

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol

aaannina's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Abandonment

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

cheflin11's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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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I would give this five million stars if I could. I devoured this book and I am so sad it’s over. This is one of those works of fiction where you truly see the world through another person’s eyes, and you’re left feeling like you’ve learned a little more about the world and the people in it. This was a heart wrenching, gut wrenching read but I adored every second. Best book I’ve read so far this year. Hall of fame for sure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail