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Demon Copperhead
by Barbara Kingsolver
“Live long enough, and all things you ever loved can turn around to scorch you blind. The wonder is that you could start life with nothing, end with nothing, and lose so much in between.” ― Barbara Kingsolver, Demon Copperhead
The unwanted, undervalued lost boy of 1990s Appalachia, Demon Copperhead navigates boyhood, adolescence, and manhood, sometimes with the snarky aloofness of an old soul, and othertimes with the rage of one wronged by fate. This is a coming of age story with grit, sorrow, and redemption in equal measure.
Born into Hillbilly poverty to an alcoholic single mother, Demon navigates youth as a member of the scorned and forgotten Appalachian nobodies. He quickly learns how cruel and lonely the world can be for those outside of the American norm. Though circumstances place sympathetic souls along his path throughout his journey, his future is often limited by his own short-sightedness, ignorance, and isolation from solutions tailored to the needs of the unique people of the mountains.
Co-winner of 2022 Pulitzer for Fiction. Demon Copperhead is a long, emotional read. This book is a social commentary on deep poverty and the brutal consequences of the opioid epidemic in Appalachia. This reads like Dickens' David Copperfield of modern America. Though the story and various plights of the opioid addicted have been told time again, this story is raw and unique. Demon's voice is the pitiful cry of the abandoned child and the insatiable rage of the frustrated teenager, articulated in such clear and compelling monolog that it brings the famed storytelling of the Appalachians a new life in our contemporary literary landscape.
This is a heartwrenching read, but one that is worth every page. It is a story that will stick with you and one that is likely to change you.
The unwanted, undervalued lost boy of 1990s Appalachia, Demon Copperhead navigates boyhood, adolescence, and manhood, sometimes with the snarky aloofness of an old soul, and othertimes with the rage of one wronged by fate. This is a coming of age story with grit, sorrow, and redemption in equal measure.
Born into Hillbilly poverty to an alcoholic single mother, Demon navigates youth as a member of the scorned and forgotten Appalachian nobodies. He quickly learns how cruel and lonely the world can be for those outside of the American norm. Though circumstances place sympathetic souls along his path throughout his journey, his future is often limited by his own short-sightedness, ignorance, and isolation from solutions tailored to the needs of the unique people of the mountains.
Co-winner of 2022 Pulitzer for Fiction. Demon Copperhead is a long, emotional read. This book is a social commentary on deep poverty and the brutal consequences of the opioid epidemic in Appalachia. This reads like Dickens' David Copperfield of modern America. Though the story and various plights of the opioid addicted have been told time again, this story is raw and unique. Demon's voice is the pitiful cry of the abandoned child and the insatiable rage of the frustrated teenager, articulated in such clear and compelling monolog that it brings the famed storytelling of the Appalachians a new life in our contemporary literary landscape.
This is a heartwrenching read, but one that is worth every page. It is a story that will stick with you and one that is likely to change you.