Reviews - Demon Copperhead

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Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver

4.49 AVERAGE

ver0cg's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

elleandbee's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark reflective sad medium-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

Content Warnings

kimberlystbr's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

ophidia's review against another edition

4.75

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

lamarsh's review against another edition

5.0

challenging funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

serotavirus's review against another edition

5.0

Fantastic, amazing, fabulous. By about a 3rd of the way through I could already call this one of the best books I've ever read. The audiobook is seriously perfect. The narrator's accent and deadpan delivery of some hilarious lines made it all the more funny and engaging. The main character is sooo detailed, so well researched, and the narrators voice so matches reality, it really felt (and still feels) like this was a memoir written and performed by a real person. I was born in 1987, same as the main character, and the references and pop-culture are so spot-on throughout his life. Wikipedia informs me that the author had a daughter born in 1987 as well, which makes me wonder if she provided any guidance. From the fruit snacks du jour of the late 90s, to the music of homecoming dances in the early 2000s, its all perfect.

I am someone who works with people suffering from opioid addiction and this book is one of the most accurate and sensitive portrayals of the problem I've encountered. I think it is the only piece of media I've ever read that actually talks about effective treatment (suboxone) in a non-stigmatizing way.