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A review by nerdyforbooks_
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
If your soul doesn’t hurt after reading this one…
I found myself immediately pulled into the story from the start. Demon’s life isn’t great, but they seem to be doing OK for the situation. Until it gets worse. And you get punched in the heart again and again. It’s painful reading all the shit this poor kid continues to go through. All the adults that fail him over and over, even the ones that kinda don’t but still do.
It’s beautifully written. You can see the entire scene. This was one of the issues I had with the story at times though. Too often was a scene over written that I just zoned out until it went back on track. There were also points where too much time was spent on crap that just didn’t feel important. Unfortunately by the 400 page marker I was ready to be done after already hitting the point of “ok this could time jump a bit more” maybe 100 pages earlier.
I found myself immediately pulled into the story from the start. Demon’s life isn’t great, but they seem to be doing OK for the situation. Until it gets worse. And you get punched in the heart again and again. It’s painful reading all the shit this poor kid continues to go through. All the adults that fail him over and over, even the ones that kinda don’t but still do.
It’s beautifully written. You can see the entire scene. This was one of the issues I had with the story at times though. Too often was a scene over written that I just zoned out until it went back on track. There were also points where too much time was spent on crap that just didn’t feel important. Unfortunately by the 400 page marker I was ready to be done after already hitting the point of “ok this could time jump a bit more” maybe 100 pages earlier.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol