Kirkus Reviews calls it, "An angry, powerful book seething with love and outrage for a community too often stereotyped or ignored." Publishers Weekly says, “A deeply evocative story…Kingsolver’s account of the opioid epidemic and its impact on the social fabric of Appalachia is drawn to heartbreaking effect. The book was also picked by Oprah for her book club this year.
While it isn't necessary to read Dickens’ 'David Copperfield' prior to reading 'Demon Copperhead', those who have read both can surely notice the how the author has brought in her own reimagination of the story in modern times. Kingsolver’s realistic characters and storytelling will not only grab the reader's attention, but will also move them.
In the process, he not only survives but also grows-up as a person. But with a fierce will to survive, Damon braves all the odds- the down-side of foster care, poverty and child labour, poor schools, athletic success, drug abuse and addiction, love and loss. While his mother is in and out of rehab centres, Damon is raised in foster care. Damon is born to a drug-addict teenage single mother, while his father is dead. It follows the protagonist Damon Fields, nick named Demon Copperhead due to his copper-coloured hair. Set in modern-day southern Appalachia in America, 'Demon Copperhead' is a coming-of-age story. Titled 'Demon Copperhead', this is a fascinating reimagining of Charles Dickens’s classic 'David Copperfield'. Author Barbara Kingsolver is back with a new novel this year.
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