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A review by mmarlborough
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
First 5⭐️ read of 2025!!!!! Wow. I knew I would be in for a treat after loving Kingsolver’s “The Poisonwood Bible” years ago, but this even surpassed the much deserved hype. This won the Pulitzer for a reason!
Damon (nicknamed Demon) is a poor kid living in a trailer with his mother in the mountains of Appalachia. When she begins dating a horrible man, tragedy strikes. Demon is thrust into the flawed American foster care system as he tries to stay afloat.
This is a modern adaption of Charles Dickens “David Cooperfield,” which tackled the institutional poverty in Victorian England. In “Demon Copperhead,” Kingsolver focuses on the modern cyclical and tragic failings of the American foster care system and the opioid epidemic. Demon will remain as one of my favorite characters of all time and one I deeply cared about. I highly recommend this book for all fans of literary fiction!
✨Content Warnings: Drug Abuse, Addiction, Death of a Parent, Child Abuse, Domestic Abuse, Miscarriage, Child Death, Suicide, Trafficking, Sexual Assault, Animal Death, Infidelity
Damon (nicknamed Demon) is a poor kid living in a trailer with his mother in the mountains of Appalachia. When she begins dating a horrible man, tragedy strikes. Demon is thrust into the flawed American foster care system as he tries to stay afloat.
This is a modern adaption of Charles Dickens “David Cooperfield,” which tackled the institutional poverty in Victorian England. In “Demon Copperhead,” Kingsolver focuses on the modern cyclical and tragic failings of the American foster care system and the opioid epidemic. Demon will remain as one of my favorite characters of all time and one I deeply cared about. I highly recommend this book for all fans of literary fiction!
✨Content Warnings: Drug Abuse, Addiction, Death of a Parent, Child Abuse, Domestic Abuse, Miscarriage, Child Death, Suicide, Trafficking, Sexual Assault, Animal Death, Infidelity