Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

15 reviews

hannahcstocks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Dysphoria, Hate crime, Ableism, Abortion, Blood, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Excrement, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Medical trauma

Minor: Suicide and War

megs_readstoomuch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Drug abuse

Moderate: Gaslighting, Racism, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Violence, Grief, Racial slurs, Child abuse, and Vomit

bdowning81's review

dark emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

Incredibly moving and engrossing modern-day take on David Copperfield in the Appalachia region. I kept having to pause the audiobook - wonderfully narrated by Charlie Thurston - to catch my breath or cry, or just to process what I'd just heard.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Grief, Abandonment, Addiction, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

meganivy04's review

Good story but there are family dynamics that I don’t want to read about right now. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Gaslighting

emily_koopmann's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Drug use, Vomit, and Addiction

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Bullying, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Death, Child abuse, Alcohol, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Drug use, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Incest, Grief, Classism, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Child death, Car accident, and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

franklola's review

adventurous dark funny inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Gun violence, Misogyny, Medical content, Vomit, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, and Trafficking

Minor: Abortion, Animal death, and Bullying

booksarebrainfood's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death, Grief, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gun violence, Homophobia, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, and Pedophilia

Minor: Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Gaslighting, Ableism, and Medical trauma

deeofbkb's review

challenging dark informative reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Death, Death of parent, and Cursing

Moderate: Trafficking, Bullying, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Car accident

Minor: Animal death and Vomit

amibo's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

 Absolutely heartbreaking masterpiece. Deserves all the accolades. I am in awe of how Kingsolver evokes place and people. I am humbled by the love she obviously has for the region. I am maddened and saddened by how we have and continue to harm people with our greed and misconceptions. I am heartened by the strength and determination of the people of the region to survive. I am sure Demon's voice will stick with me for a along time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Alcohol, Bullying, Classism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Cursing, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Death, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Trafficking, Addiction, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Violence, and Vomit

fn2902's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Abandonment, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual violence, Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Racism, Violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Toxic friendship, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Toxic relationship, and Colonisation

Minor: Gun violence, Ableism, Vomit, and Abortion