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Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver

Start date: April 1, 2023

Finish date: April 30, 2023

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Jan 12, 2024 Glenda rated it it was amazing

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Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, this is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father's good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. He braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses. This is a modern retelling of David Copperfield and unfortunately it shows that not much has changed ...more

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May 14, 2024 J.J. rated it it was amazing

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This should be the companion read to empire of pain! Even though it’s fiction it shows how addiction impacts rural America, as told by the boy/man who lived it. It interweaves the OxyContin influx, generational issues, and death. Harrowing at times but a necessary read for better understanding cycles and addiction, especially in rural areas.

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Aug 19, 2024 Krista rated it it was amazing

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While this book has so many harrowing chapters about all the soul-numbing situations that Demon faced, ultimately its a story filled with heart as well as hardship.

It is a masterpiece that will stay with me a long time.

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Mar 24, 2023 Bonnie rated it it was amazing

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This book is important and true. Hard to read at times. I actually had to skim/skip some parts that hurt too much until I knew things went better, then go back and re-read them. LOVED Demon and his growth.

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