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Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

25 reviews

alxbryn's review

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

5.0

This book was haunting and funny and upsetting and hopeful all at once. A really driven narrative that's so unsettling and addictive. I both loved and hated picking it up for fear of what was going happen next. This book has been living rent free in my head the entire time I've been reading it and I'm sure it'll stay for some time to come. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, and Trafficking

Moderate: Vomit and Gore

Minor: Suicide, Homophobia, and Sexual harassment

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

abisnail564's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Child death

indiana_sorell's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

This book was well written, and had amazing imagery and storytelling. That being said, this is a very dark book. Be prepared to be bummed out for like 80% of this book. Overall a good read, but I honestly wouldn’t recommend because of how bummed out it made me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Death, Suicide, Addiction, Child death, Death of parent, and Sexual violence

agnesg's review

challenging dark informative reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Abandonment, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Death, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Child abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Animal death, Grief, Drug use, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Car accident, Trafficking, Vomit, and Toxic relationship

mreads03's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

This is an incredibly hard and emotional book but it's worth the read. It addresses personal and social values in a way that is infrequently discussed in our age. It shines a direct and unflinching light on the effects of poverty and the opioid crisis in modern rural America. It's going to be one of those books you walk away from and think about for years to come.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death of parent, Excrement, Violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Classism, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Vomit, Abandonment, Abortion, Alcohol, Colonisation, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Sexism

pineapple_png's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

Remarkably reflective story following the life of a boy who's had a wrench thrown in every single one of his plans. The reader can easily find themself sympathizing with traditionally "wrong" or "evil" mindsets. The cast of characters are diverse and tragic in their own ways, it's hard not to connect with a character in this story. Kingsolver touches on a variety of different themes-- ranging from addiction, poverty, and more. The writing is also very indulgent, and there is hardly a line or metaphor that goes to waste in this novel. Truly a classic ahead of its time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Sexual harassment

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

truthfoundhere's review

emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Drug use, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Sexual content, Grief, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

lindseyas's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense slow-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

5.0

Such a beautifully written book with a wonderfully meaningful, political undertone. The story of a young boy who overcomes addiction, family death, abuse, mental health struggles, solitude, misunderstanding, classism and so much more. Over its 550 page run, this book is the story of boyhood in the Deep South, where growing up as someone deemed "different" is close enough to a death sentence. Damon, or "Demon's," journey towards self-acceptance and healing is a great, modern epic in its own right — his failures, his triumphs and his in-betweens were real and raw. That's the core of his novel — real life isn't glamorous or magical, but it's full of blood, sweat and tears. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug abuse, Racism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Drug use, Racial slurs, Miscarriage, Classism, Death of parent, and Mental illness