Demon Copperhead

I absolutely LOVED this book, and I'm sad that I'm done reading it. The way Barbara Kingsolver gave voice to Demon was amazing! I wanted to continue hearing all about his stories, with his language (somewhat vulgar, but honest and realistic for a kid who grew up the way he did), and his way of telling them. I loved whenever vs. when. If you read this, you'll get it. One of his nuances.

Barbara also did a great job of modernizing David Copperfield. Demon came up on my book club's list, and after hearing that it was based on David Copperfield, I gave that one a read first. I'm glad that I did. The result was being able to compare and contrast the two and see how she followed the original storyline but kept it present-day. This method of “twisting” books (my term) might get more people interested in reading the classics.

Kind of a spoiler, but more a trigger warning
A note though, that for people whose families are affected by addiction, and our current drug epidemic: this book might be triggering for you. One of the more modern scenarios that Barbara makes use of is the way drugs have made their way into our lives.