Reviews - Demon Copperhead

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Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver

4.49 AVERAGE

sjogrim's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

denisedup's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional inspiring 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

brandifhall's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-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

gflo2's review against another edition

2.0

First 200 pages were great, last 100 pages were great, the 260 in the middle were painful. I feel like this book had a lot to say but I don’t know that it went about any of it very effectively.

jamieclower's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I think I wanted to like this more than I did. I haven't read much about the opioid crisis, but even so this plot felt heavy with cliche. It left me feeling deeply sad and pessimistic, making this a worthy read but not one easy to recommend or tout as a favorite of the year.

My favorite thing about reading diverse fiction is it helps build empathy and understanding for lives and stories different from our own, and that element worked beautifully for me here.