A review by justmolly
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A great retelling with a poignant reminder of the struggle of the past and current opioid epidemic in the United States. I kept thinking however is this a good book or was the original story just so good that it makes it easier for a retelling to be good too? I am very partial to a tragic tale and thought the characters were easy to grip onto and hard to let go!
Makes me want to reread David Copperfield and compare the two. A longer read for me but very easy to sink my teeth in and definitely a page turner! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic