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

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Judith Hmm, I didn't think any of this book's major "twists" were given away by reading Dickens in advance, it was a different story. ...more
Feb 23, 2023 03:40PM · flag

Beth I knew the outcome for every character since I had already read Copperfield and seen many movie versions. The characters essentially all meet the same ...more
Apr 09, 2023 12:47PM · flag

Judith There's nothing new under the sun! These are the same fates all characters meet in some form in all of literature. It's all in the execution. ...more
Apr 09, 2023 05:26PM · flag

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Demon Copperhead

by Barbara Kingsolver

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