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A review by art_humaniser
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
5.0
Never be mean in anything. Never be false. Never be cruel. I can always be hopeful of you.
There are countless stories of boys whose childhood is lost among the traumas they face. Usually those people end up being bitter. But demon, unlike his name becomes quite the opposite. It's not a unique story of survival and resilience, but what actually kept me coming back to this book is the sensitivity Damon has. It's honestly quite rare in this age to read about a pure hearted boy when all the rage is about anti-heros with heavy past to justify their actions. I'm not a seasoned reader to back up my theory, this is just an observation of the current trend.
Actual fact: you could make an entire second world out of what people throw away. The landfill is where I figured out one of my main philosophies, that everybody alive is basically in the process of trading out their old stuff for different stuff, day in day out.
Damon isn't naive, he is fully aware of the ruthlessness of the harsh realities he is subjected to, but all that pain became his wisdom. Countless beautiful nuggets of cold heart facts inscribed in quotes.
The body is the original asshole, it can put you on detention away from all pleasures, but still makes you write out the list of its needs, one hundred times.
It's so earnestly written as well, nothing cryptic or flowery to persuade you. Just a simple boy narrating his story and you can't help but admire his wisdom, pain and compassion towards everyone.
We really need books like this. Our generation (I'm gen Z) especially needs this book. We are young, hungry and in lot of pain we need reminders like this, thank you.
There are countless stories of boys whose childhood is lost among the traumas they face. Usually those people end up being bitter. But demon, unlike his name becomes quite the opposite. It's not a unique story of survival and resilience, but what actually kept me coming back to this book is the sensitivity Damon has. It's honestly quite rare in this age to read about a pure hearted boy when all the rage is about anti-heros with heavy past to justify their actions. I'm not a seasoned reader to back up my theory, this is just an observation of the current trend.
Actual fact: you could make an entire second world out of what people throw away. The landfill is where I figured out one of my main philosophies, that everybody alive is basically in the process of trading out their old stuff for different stuff, day in day out.
Damon isn't naive, he is fully aware of the ruthlessness of the harsh realities he is subjected to, but all that pain became his wisdom. Countless beautiful nuggets of cold heart facts inscribed in quotes.
The body is the original asshole, it can put you on detention away from all pleasures, but still makes you write out the list of its needs, one hundred times.
It's so earnestly written as well, nothing cryptic or flowery to persuade you. Just a simple boy narrating his story and you can't help but admire his wisdom, pain and compassion towards everyone.
We really need books like this. Our generation (I'm gen Z) especially needs this book. We are young, hungry and in lot of pain we need reminders like this, thank you.