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A review by laurenrussell
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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
👁️💧💧👁️
i laughed, i cried, i was anxious, i was happy….a tender book that i will be thinking about for a long time. i can’t emphasize how much i loved the appalachian history sprinkled in and the beautiful descriptions of the landscape and also culture—the good and bad. i’ll admit i don’t have much exposure to the topic of addiction, but kingsolver paints a crushing and empathetic picture. there were so many lines in this book that hit hard and punched you in the gut. writing is a+ and I was happy I read the acknowledgments because Kingsolver explains she based this book off of David Copperfield and Charles Dickens in general—her genius mind.
i could ramble forever but what impressed me was the class conversations—especially examining city vs rural and how it’s the same issue just manifests differently. Think the McCobbs vs Creaky. As someone from Knoxville, I cracked up over the descriptions and was obsessed that Governor’s School was mentioned!
extremely loveable characters that will break your heart while you root for them. a great diversity of characters as well, it was fun learning about everyone.
themes i’ve been thinking about after reading: friendship, support systems, poverty, capitalism/environment, and stereotypes. can’t recommend this enough.
i laughed, i cried, i was anxious, i was happy….a tender book that i will be thinking about for a long time. i can’t emphasize how much i loved the appalachian history sprinkled in and the beautiful descriptions of the landscape and also culture—the good and bad. i’ll admit i don’t have much exposure to the topic of addiction, but kingsolver paints a crushing and empathetic picture. there were so many lines in this book that hit hard and punched you in the gut. writing is a+ and I was happy I read the acknowledgments because Kingsolver explains she based this book off of David Copperfield and Charles Dickens in general—her genius mind.
i could ramble forever but what impressed me was the class conversations—especially examining city vs rural and how it’s the same issue just manifests differently. Think the McCobbs vs Creaky. As someone from Knoxville, I cracked up over the descriptions and was obsessed that Governor’s School was mentioned!
extremely loveable characters that will break your heart while you root for them. a great diversity of characters as well, it was fun learning about everyone.
themes i’ve been thinking about after reading: friendship, support systems, poverty, capitalism/environment, and stereotypes. can’t recommend this enough.