Tag: Barbara Kingsolver

My Rating: 🍪🍪🍪
Genre: Historical Fiction

Demon Copperhead is a recounting of Demon’s life, from the time he’s young, living in a trailer in Appalachia, to his many foster families, to his experiences with his own addiction and the addiction of those around him. It’s a painfully detailed look at the opioid crisis, told through Demon’s relationships. He’s a main character you feel deeply for. His circumstances set him up for failure and seeing how hard he tried every step of the way to move his life forward and in a better direction was powerful.

This is not a “fun” read. It’s very real and focuses on the day to day reality of Demon’s life. I appreciated his voice as our main character, the friendships he made, and watching him grow as he grew more and more weary of the world.

Demon’s story could have been told with just as much impact in far fewer words. The middle of the book felt repetitive and slow. The story was still interesting, but it seemed like when a point was trying to be made, it was illustrated in more ways than was necessary.

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