Demon Copperhead

I hope someone makes J.D. Vance read this book, which makes way more sense than his vile HILLBILLY ELEGY. And you don't have to have read DAVID COPPERFIELD to appreciate this story; you only have to be somewhat aware of what's going on in this world. Poverty and exploitation; drug pushers; lousy foster care systems; underfunded education systems; and on and on.

I confess that the first half of the book was a bit of a slog for me, but about mid-way through, Demon's understanding of what's happening to him grows and he becomes far more interesting. The second half of the book for me was a rocket ship.