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Mar 16, 2023 Kristine rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Winner of 2023 PULITZER PRIZE

Demon Copperhead is the WINNER for 2023 WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION❣️ Well Deserved, Remarkable Book. Congratulations 🎉 Barbara Kingsolver

SHORT LISTED FOR WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2023❣️

Here is the list since the other Books Deserve Attention, Too:
1) Pod, Laline Paull
2) The Marriage Portrait, Maggie O’Farrell
3) Trespasses, Louise Kennedy
4) Fire Rush, Jacqueline Brooks
5) Black Butterflies, Priscilla Morris
6) Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver

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Nov 13, 2022 Joy D rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Modern adaptation of David Copperfield set in Virginia, the storyline follows protagonist Damon Fields, nicknamed Demon Copperhead for his bright red hair, from birth to around age twenty-one. His life is full of struggles. Growing up in poverty in the 1990s-2000s, he is born to a drug-addicted mother, who tries to get clean but relapses. His stepfather is abusive. Luckily his neighbors, the Peggots, are good to him and try to fill in the gaps when his mother goes into rehab. His life is a conti ...more

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Jun 06, 2023 Natalie [genreneutralreader] rated it liked it

I know the subject matter is very relevant today, but I struggle to read books about addiction. They are so dark!

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Mar 08, 2025 Jelena rated it liked it

I’m struggling to rate this one properly. It’s a great story and beautifully written, characters are well developed and diverse. The story is very depressing and maybe I wasn’t in the right mood when I picked it up but I really struggled to get through the entirety of this one. This could have been a 5 star read had I been able to thoroughly immerse myself in it, but unfortunately will land at 3.5 stars for me at this time.

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Nov 15, 2024 Melissa added it

this book was sooo hard to read but super necessary. if I wasn't in a book club I would have abandoned it because it was so heavy. I really love the last few chapters, wrapped up super nicely. all the stuff he endured and he still has a "family" of friends and people cheering him in in life. last chapter was 👌🥰 ...more

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