She adjusts the voice subtly to become darker and more adult towards the end of the story, while at the same time keeping the unique language of Demon intact.ĭemon’s heritage plays an important part of his voice and story, being ‘Melungeon’ and a ‘redneck’. The story takes place over a long period of time, where Demon develops from a boy to a young man. This voice that Kingsolver used to tell Demon’s story stays uniform throughout the book. Demon’s character is formed from the first sentence by this narrator’s voice I instantly loved him and wanted to know his story.
There is humour in each sentence, balanced well with bits that make you think wow, that’s actually really sad. I could think of a few answers, starting with Mom having shit for brains, but due to politeness I just said lonesome I guess.” (). If you wasted this lady’s time, she was going to know it.” () and “She asked more questions, such as why Mom took up with such a bad apple after my father died. Big old clocks on the mantel, and I’m saying more than one. Try this one on and see for yourself: “It was hot as hell in there, and crowded with knickknacks and whatnots all over the place. Every other page, I found myself highlighting a quote, laughing out loud or smiling. The first thing that caught my attention was the unique writing style, the voice of the protagonist Demon, real name Damon Fields. His life becomes a battle with abandonment, death, addiction, foster care and love – the good and the bad sort. Demon Copperhead is set in Southern Appalachia, Lee County, and is about a boy born to an addict teenage mother in a trailer. Thank you.ĭemon Copperhead is a Bildungsroman, or a coming-of-age story inspired by Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield. Please, do yourself a favour and pick this one up. I can however tell you, that this book was worth every penny.
Since Demon Copperhead is such a hype book (queue Oprah), I was sceptical to jump on the bandwagon for the fear of being disappointed.
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