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The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

12 reviews

lillian_hallelujah's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Classism

dblue236's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-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

5.0

Trigger warnings: Sexual assault, racism, domestic violence. 

This was one of the best books I've read so far this year, for a number of reasons. I loved the setting and the beautiful descriptions of the time frame and rural Kentucky. The characters were well rounded and felt real, and the historical aspect of it that was clearly very thoroughly researched really added depth to the story. This was the first book I've read by this author, and if it was any indication, I definitely need to seek out more of her work. I cannot recommend this highly enough. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Incest, Miscarriage, Abortion, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

omgmkg's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.75

I really loved this book! Historical fiction, strong women, dealing with difference, and loving books are all my jam in stories, so that helps a lot. I really enjoyed learning about the Packhorse Librarians and the adventurous aspects of the story. I thought the narrative was well crafted and tied together well, and I felt like I understood much more about Appalachia in the Depression because of this book. I fell in love with Cussy Mary and her patrons, and with the ways she found to relate to them and gain their trust (not just as a blue person but sort of as a government social program representative). 

The harm that comes to people that are not Cussy Mary in this book could have been a bit melodramatic, but I think it was just realistic enough and well written enough to pass. I agree with others that the violence Cussy Mary faces is at times a bit gratuitous… but also realistic. 
I share concerns that perhaps this was not the author’s story to tell. I 
 do not believe that the author meant to imply that being Blue was just as discriminated against as being Black in Appalachia/Philadelphia at the time, but I agree that too many parallels were being drawn. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Miscarriage

kgpierce's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

whisper88's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Miscarriage, Sexism, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Classism

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

sarayadawn17's review against another edition

dark emotional informative 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? It's complicated

5.0

This is a book that will stick with me. The writing is beautiful and reflective, I had to pause many times to process things and think about what the author said. I found myself researching different aspects of the book to learn more. It was extremely emotional as well and heartbreaking. I love how the book shed light on the importance of reading and education, but also tackled numerous difficult subjects of racism, sexual assault, and starvation. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion

schaunabraie3's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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

Historical fiction usually isn’t my thing but I wanted to try something new when Booktenders WV posted about reading this for their book club.

I started it but got sick and had to miss. I would have usually just stopped reading it, but for some reason I didn’t and kept reading.

And wow…I can’t even wrap my head around it. I’m sitting here thinking of all the emotions in such a short time.

When fantasy is read it is all made up, but Kim Richardson did her research and poured her heart into this book and it shows.

I’ll probably make a video about how unbelievably amazing this book and what it talks about, but if you love to read…put this one on your list

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

rex_b20's review against another edition

dark hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

a love letter to books, kentucky, and people who were wronged.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Sexism

Moderate: Miscarriage and Sexual assault

Minor: Miscarriage

hadley_w's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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

5.0

I think I’d actually rate this book a 4.75 but am rating it 5 stars in hopes that more people will find it. It’s such a good book!! I stumbled across this audiobook ans finished it in a day. This book has a mix of history, love, hate/ racism, hope, poverty, and book lovers that makes it so relatable, heart destroying, and hope-giving. Honestly, I can’t say enough good things. READ IT!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit