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The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

19 reviews

ocean_the_reader's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This wasn't a book for me. It didn't have a lot of happy moments and didn't really have a plot. What little romance there was wasn't believable, in my opinion. It was narrated well and that's all I got to say really. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Miscarriage, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-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

3.5

I usually love historical fiction but this one took so long to get going that I struggled a lot at first. It didn’t really take off for me until about 100 pages in which is nearly halfway, and that’s why I didn’t rate it higher. The second half of the book kept me reading and I didn’t want to put it down. The historical aspects of the KY Pack Horse program and the blue people of Kentucky were fascinating as a native Kentuckian, especially because I had never heard of the former prior to reading this book. The story is sad and tells of the hardships of rural, Appalachian life in the 1930’s and 40’s with candor and grace. It definitely makes you appreciate the technological, medical, and social advancements we’ve made and just how hardy a people the folks from mining country truly are. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

mels_reading_log's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This story takes place in the mountains of Kentucky in 1936 and follows the life of a Pack Horse Librarian who takes books to those without access. She is also one of the historic blue people of Kentucky, so she deals with all of the disrespect and ignorance that goes along with 1930’s racist southern small town life. She values reading and education and knows that it is important for her patrons, especially the children, to be able to make a better life for themselves. As a former school social worker and someone who grew up in a small town in the south, I related to so much about her mission to help those in need and care and love on those you encounter. I’m about to start the sequel right now!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Terminal illness, Medical content, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide

bookwormabby54's review

emotional informative 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

I absolutely loved thos book. Cussy Mary's story had me in all sorts of emotions. This book was very well researched and written beautifully.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Child death, Death, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Incest, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail

lyssylyssy's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Police brutality

Minor: Abortion and Death of parent

maddiehansen's review against another edition

challenging 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? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

denizens98's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

book_voyager's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

3.25

I’ll be the first to admit, I bought this book just because of the name, and didn’t have any clue about the actual historical background of it.

I was happy to learn about US history, a positive side of it, for once. The Kentucky Pack Horse Library Project was interesting and inspiring, this was the first time I’ve heard of it. Plot wise this book is not super special but it gave so much information about history it was something one could read in one sitting. 

This book also highlighted how different rural areas were (and still are). Sometimes you would forget this book is set in the mid 1930s, when the lives of the people described in the book sound like something from nearly 1800s.

Very interesting!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

kurumipanda's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide, Vomit, and Death of parent

Minor: Body shaming, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, and Pregnancy