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A review by liblibby
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
emotional
sad
tense
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
5.0
I finished this book not 90 seconds ago and I hurried here to write my review because I want it to be fresh in my mind.
This book touched me. I knew that I would enjoy it because it's Barbara Kingsolver and the way that she writes gives me goosebumps--but I didn't expect this. I didn't expect it to fully wreck me and teach me and light a fire inside of me. This book is dark and long but it is a fully compelling and ultimately hopeful critique of systemic poverty and pain pills. I can't believe how quickly I burned through huge swaths of this book.
We are cheering for Demon from the very first page. We get to know him so deeply, so intimately to the point where we understand every single move he makes--even when they're the wrong moves we feel like we couldn't imagine doing anything different.
This book is sad. It's deeply sad but it also has some very funny parts. Demon is so darn witty. It's going down as one of the greatest books I've ever read.
This book touched me. I knew that I would enjoy it because it's Barbara Kingsolver and the way that she writes gives me goosebumps--but I didn't expect this. I didn't expect it to fully wreck me and teach me and light a fire inside of me. This book is dark and long but it is a fully compelling and ultimately hopeful critique of systemic poverty and pain pills. I can't believe how quickly I burned through huge swaths of this book.
We are cheering for Demon from the very first page. We get to know him so deeply, so intimately to the point where we understand every single move he makes--even when they're the wrong moves we feel like we couldn't imagine doing anything different.
This book is sad. It's deeply sad but it also has some very funny parts. Demon is so darn witty. It's going down as one of the greatest books I've ever read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Addiction, Death of parent, Drug use, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Pedophilia