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Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
5.0
This book is BRILLIANT. That's in all caps, from the first page to the very last sentence. Without a doubt, this is one of the best books I've read all year.
Demon starts us off from the very beginning - his dramatic birth in his teenage mom's trailer in Lee County, Virginia. Told from his perspective, he guides us through all the perils and heart of Appalachia. There are losses so deep it'll just about take your breath away, but there's Demon, as tough as anything, facing it head on with his trademark honesty and dark humor. We've got the opioid crisis, Friday night lights, economic disparity, foster care, rehab, mansions, gas station meth labs, Devil's Bathtub, and every down-home phrase you've ever heard your Southern mee-maw say.
Barbara Kingsolver, you are an incredible writer. Each one of your perfect little sentences come together to make this freaking TREASURE of a book. Comparing Dickens' David Copperfield's Victorian era to Appalachia is so spot on! We bow down.
Demon starts us off from the very beginning - his dramatic birth in his teenage mom's trailer in Lee County, Virginia. Told from his perspective, he guides us through all the perils and heart of Appalachia. There are losses so deep it'll just about take your breath away, but there's Demon, as tough as anything, facing it head on with his trademark honesty and dark humor. We've got the opioid crisis, Friday night lights, economic disparity, foster care, rehab, mansions, gas station meth labs, Devil's Bathtub, and every down-home phrase you've ever heard your Southern mee-maw say.
Barbara Kingsolver, you are an incredible writer. Each one of your perfect little sentences come together to make this freaking TREASURE of a book. Comparing Dickens' David Copperfield's Victorian era to Appalachia is so spot on! We bow down.