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melbell016 's review for:
Demon Copperhead
by Barbara Kingsolver
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is a really good retelling of David Copperfield. Granted, I never read it, but the modern themes in this book make this a compelling story.
It gives a good window into life in Appalachia, into poverty, into an unforgiving world that keeps beating you down. This is truly a modern classic.
This is a sad and painful read, but it is worth reading. And it’s a good window intohow Purdue really destroyed people’s lives.
I also like the end of the acknowledgments section. Very poetic. “For the kids who wake up hungry in those dark places every day, who’ve lost their families to poverty and pain pills, whose caseworkers keep losing their files, who feel invisible, or wish they were: this book is for you.”
It gives a good window into life in Appalachia, into poverty, into an unforgiving world that keeps beating you down. This is truly a modern classic.
This is a sad and painful read, but it is worth reading. And it’s a good window into
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Alcohol
Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape
Minor: Animal death, Racism