Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

148 reviews

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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judrod's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Trafficking, Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

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

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

stibbs91's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Abandonment

Moderate: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Toxic friendship

Minor: Animal death, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

onemango's review against another edition

5.0

reflective 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Abortion, Classism

caroline_renee's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional tense 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, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol

Moderate: Racism, Sexism

Minor: Animal death, Miscarriage, Pregnancy

readingrachel2's review against another edition

3.5

challenging inspiring slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship

emrys_prince's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Chronic illness, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cancer, Miscarriage

excitedheart's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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: Yes

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Grim but beautiful. The story really highlights the systems and pathways that fail people despite their best intentions. So many adults fail this child over and over and over, but so many others do the right thing, and there are plenty that touch both ends of the spectrum. The characters are so complicated and alive... it is hard to take in due to how sad it is but worth the challenge.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Trafficking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Excrement, Abortion, War