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How important is it, in terms of both understanding and appreciating Demon Copperhead, to have read David Cooperfield?

Maheen I think it is a disservice to Demon Copperhead to try to find parallels between this and David Copperfield. Barbara Kingsolver has written an amazing …moreI think it is a disservice to Demon Copperhead to try to find parallels between this and David Copperfield. Barbara Kingsolver has written an amazing book which easily stands among the best on its own merit. The reader can both understand and appreciate the story without ever having read David Copperfield.(less)

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Beth Actually, Kingsolver says that she did set out to write a modern version of David Copperfield. In a recent Instagram post she says she began with a sp ...more
Apr 24, 2023 09:36AM · flag

Judith Yes, but her "modern version" with different settings & events is not a carbon copy...kind of how West Side Story isn't a carbon copy of Romeo & Julie ...more
Apr 25, 2023 06:13AM · flag

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