Books

Highly recommended. "Demon Copperhead" by Barbara Kingsolver, published in 2022, is a powerful reimagining of Charles Dickens's "David Copperfield" set in contemporary Appalachia. The novel races through issues like childhood poverty, opioid addiction, and rural dispossession, while its primary focus remains on how an artist's consciousness is shaped. Similar to Dickens, Kingsolver fearlessly tackles political themes on an epic scale, infusing her pages with abundant charm and the presence of every creeping creature to have ever walked the earth.