✨ The Bean Trees Barbara Kingsolver I said this when I read ‘Instructions for a Heatwave’ by BK; it reads like an Anne Tyler novel. And I have to stop doing that because I’m doing Kingsolver an injustice. I wasn’t expecting anything from this. The cover didn’t grab me and the blurb on the back seemed wishy-washy. Well, I was wrong. This is a beautifully, subtle novel that creeps up on you. one minute you’re wondering where it’s going and the next you’re gripped and fully invested in wishing nothing but goodness for the characters we meet. Taylor doesn’t have a terrible childhood but wants to leave her small, poor, rural town as soon as she can so she can explore the world. Sure, she’ll miss her mum, but she’s doing it so she doesn’t end up becoming a teen mother: often the only route for young girls where she lives. So, off she sets and ends up being given a baby girl from Appalachian descent. Naming her Turtle, the story unfolds as Taylor tries to make sense of the world while looking after Turtle and developing new, heartbreaking friendships. It’s a story about selflessness, self discovery, and community. This has left its mark on me. 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
I don’t really know what to say about this book because I don’t think I have the repertoire or the ability to do it justice. I can tell you she is one of my favourite authors, I read it once, went away and watched Dopesick on iPlayer and then read it again. I have underlined sentences and I have turned down corners on pages that just say so much. I have never re-read a book immediately after I have finished it. It is THAT GOOD. I now miss Demon. I understand so much more of poverty and care, big pharma, American prejudices, addiction and shame. I will always remember his comparison of country life versus city life and how ‘our juice’ is used up on all the wrong things. But most of all I will be happy that he made it through. What a book ♥️📕 #lightfootlibrary #barbarakingsolver #demoncopperhead #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks PS it’s a modern day David Copperfield 😀
While this is probably my least favorite Barbara Kingsolover book I’ve read, Unsheltered is still a damn fine book. She is just that good. In present-ish day, Willa is rehabilitating an aging farmhouse her husband inherited in New Jersey; she’s helping care for her new grandbaby after the tragic passing of her daughter-in-law, and also navigating elder care for her sickly (and proudly bigoted) Greek father-in-law, Nick. More than a century prior, in the same town, Thatcher Greenwood, a science teacher, finds himself at odds with the community when he insists on teaching the exciting work being published by Charles Darwin. Both protagonists find themselves fighting the good fight against (willful) ignorance, both laboring under the delusion that their generation is uniquely burdened with resistance to progress. This is Kingsolver’s Trump book, and by far her preacheist. I get why there was patchy reception to The Unsheltered. Though it never mentions Trump by name - I suspect this story might ruffle some conservative readers. Meanwhile Nick is in no way a likable character, he is intended to be offensive to ... everyone. I don’t think that the dual storylines are quite as aligned as Kingsolver intended them to be, but it didn’t detract too much from my enjoyment of the story. I love Kingsolver, but I think her contemporary novels by far exceed her historical fiction. I gave this story four stars on my reading tracker app. While it’s easily my least favorite Kingsolver book to date, I think it’s a worthy read in its own right, and I see the genesis of her masterpiece, Demon Copperhead, in these pages. Have you read this one? What’s your favorite Kingsolver novel?
Questo romanzo è così doloroso che ho dovuto interromperne la lettura per qualche giorno per riuscire ad andare avanti. Narra, in prima persona, le vicende di un bambino e poi di un ragazzo, nato in una situazione familiare, sociale ed economica estremamente disagiata. Prende ispirazione da “David Copperfield” di Dickens. Attraverso i racconti del protagonista, immediati e diretti, viviamo il dolore dell’abbandono, lo squallore di certe realtà statunitensi, la devastazione della dipendenza dalle droghe, le difficoltà della crescita. Impossibile non amare Demon, il protagonista del romanzo. Per lui ci si commuove, ci si indigna, ci si arrabbia, si resta con il fiato sospeso. Alla fine del libro, sembra di conoscerlo intimamente. Il lettore sa che ne sentirà terribilmente la mancanza. #demoncopperhead #barbarakingsolver
. . <‘내가 모를 뿐 존재하는’ 더 많은 것들, 사람들, 세계들이 있다는 거> “이 모든 일이 일어난 날은 수요일이었다. 나쁜 수요일로 예정된. 슬픔 등등으로 가득 찬.” 이 작품을 시작하게 한 질문은 무엇일까. 내가 발견할 질문은 무엇일까. 요즘은 문득... 멸종이 아직은 미래의 일이지만, 내가 아는 세상은 벌써 끝난 것도 같다. 벽돌집처럼 단단하다고 생각한 것들, 생물종으로서, 인류로서, 시민으로서 합의한 생존 조건들이 무너져 내리고 있다는 생각을 한다. 아니 붙잡을 새도 없이 사라져버리는 듯하다. 어떤 아침에는 내가 지키는 규칙이 아직도 적용되고 있는 지를 확인하고 싶어진다. 무엇을 해야 하는지, 이렇게 살고만 있어도 되는지 모르겠다. 그래서 장대한 작품이 더 든든하다. 오래 붙잡고 있으려고 100쪽 남짓만 매일 읽을 결심을 했다. “마지막 페이지에 이르기까지 당신은 이게 끝은 아니겠지, 싶은 마음으로 이 글을 읽게 될 것이다.” 첫 100쪽만 읽었을 뿐인데, 태어나는 순간부터 내내 주인공 아이가 너무 고단하다. 숨을 몰아쉬기를 몇 번이나. 나는 가본 적 없는 온갖 위협이 가득한 세상에서 아직 살아간다. 커가고 있다. 잠시 내 목의 통증도 잊혔다. 제목을 다시 보았다. 이제 이름(Demon Copperhead)이 주는 느낌이 선명해진다. 그 다음엔 쪽수를 세지 못하고 계속 읽게 되었다. 이 아이가 빨리 자라서 힘을 가지게 되어, 머리 위로 쏟아지는 죽어라죽어라 하는 것들을 다 물리치길 바라기도 하고, 요령 있게 피해서 모두 비웃듯 신나게 살기를 바라기도 하고, 어쨌든 죽지 않기를 응원하는 심정이 되었다. “대체로 내게 자란다는 건 계속 살아남는다는 뜻이었다.” 데몬은 죽지 않았지만, 엄마는 죽었다. 데몬도 학교를 다니고, 재능을 찾고, 하고 싶은 욕구를 발견하고, 당연한 권리처럼 주어졌어야 하는 평범한 일들이 데몬의 이전 삶과 대비되어 독자인 내 눈이 잠시 부셨다. 뒤틀린 시스템과 짐스러운 구조가 그리 쉽게 누군가를 놓아줄 리가 없는데, 살짝 유치해도 좋을 그런 해피엔딩을 기대하게 되었다. “나는 가만히 앉아서, 어디에도 존재하지 않는 아무것도 아닌 존재가 되고 싶은 마음으로 나의 시간이 째깍째깍 흘러가는 것을 지켜보았다.” 일면식도 없는 소설 속 인물을 응원하며, 나는 파멸을 막는 조력자와 같은 심정으로, 이제까지 읽은 분량만큼이 데몬의 생존기가 되어, 그 기록의 힘이 생존 이상의 삶을 만들어내기를 바랐다. 이상하게도 내가 아는 ‘행복’의 내용은 무엇도 맞지 않았지만, 작은 선물 같은 일들은 있어도 좋지 않을까, 조금 더 간절해졌다. “다른 누군가가 나의 행복을 바란 적이 있을까? 그랬다면 나를 아주 잘 속여 넘긴 셈이다. 나는 그런 사람이 있다고 생각한 적이 한 번도 없으니까.” 마음 졸인 것이 작가에게 미안한 작품의 마무리를 만난다. 소설의 세계가 마지막 문장들 덕분에 책 속에 머물지 않고 현실로 쭉 발을 뻗는 느낌이다. 내가 모르는 것들은 얼마나 많은 걸까, 얼마나 넓은 세계일까. ‘생존자’인 모두를 섣부르게 판단하지 않을 결심을 다시 한다. 서로를 그렇게 봐주기를 소망한다. 🎨📸 @Sonia_L_Preston . . #도서제공 #은행나무 #내이름은데몬코퍼헤드 #DemonCopperhead #바버라킹솔버 #BarbaraKingsolver #강동혁 #데몬코퍼헤드 #퓰리처상 #여성소설상 #소설 @ehbook_
#내이름은데몬코퍼헤드 #2022 #바버라킹솔버 #demoncopperhead #barbarakingsolver #서평단선정 찰스 디킨스의 작품, ‘데이비드 코퍼필드’의 미국버전. 책의 제목과 같이 화자이자 주인공인, 나, 데몬 코퍼헤드의 성장기. 태어나는 것에서 시작하여 어느 순간까지 데몬이라는 남자의 연대기적 이야기다. 트레일러에 살고 있는 10대 약물중독 미혼모에게서 태어난 소년은 그럭저럭한 유년기를 보내다 엄마의 재혼으로 만난 남자와 갈등을 겪는다. 이후 위탁가정에 맡겨져 이런저런 초년 고생을 하다가 엄마의 죽음 이후 자신의 진짜 아버지 혈육을 찾아나서고~ 이런식으로 청년 데몬의 이야기까지 진행된다. 작가가 디킨스의 작품에서 영감을 받아 집필한 소설이라고 한다. 물론, 그 덕분에 흥미가 생겨 읽어보게 된 책이기도 하다. 디킨스의 작품을 읽어서 그 작품의 주인공이 어떠한 서사로 시작하여 마무리 되는가를 알고 있었기에, 역시 그 서사와 데몬의 서사의 흐름 그리고 등장인물들을 종종 디킨스의 작품을 떠올려 연결 시키며 읽었다. 18세기 영국남자 데이비드와 21세기를 살고 있는 미국남자 데몬. 굳이 비교하자면, 데몬의 인생이 좀 더 잔인하지 않은가 싶다. 무방비하고 자연스레 노출되어 있던 약물들을 별다른 저항없이 오남용하면서 겪는 비극적 경험들은 한 두가지가 아니고, 무언가 개진할 수 있다는 희망의 예시는 거의 찾아 볼 수 없는 주변의 삶들 속에 자신 역시 그저 그렇게 슬픈인생으로 스며들어간다. 그러나, 디킨스 작품의 매력은 해피엔딩 이듯, 이 책 역시 가늠할 수 없던 인생의 바닥을 디딘 주인공에게 아주 작은 희망과 기쁨의 씨앗을 선사하며 이야기는 끝난다. 한없는 불행으로 이끌기도 하지만, 행복으로도 나아갈 수 있게 해주는건 결국 나 자신, 그리고 사람들. 이 책은 은행나무출판사(@ehbook_)의 서평단에 선정되어 제공받은 책입니다. 잘 읽었습니다. #퓰리처상#여성소설상#북스타그램 #bookstagram#독서#데이먼필즈#역시#친구는#잘만나자#휴대는불편한#벽돌책
2024.18 毒木聖經 The Poisonwood Bible 芭芭拉・金索沃 Barbara Kingsolver著 張竝 譯 果力文化 出版 【這本書寫甚麼？】 （摘自書背）1959年，美國浸信會白人牧師普萊斯帶著妻子和四個女兒來到比屬剛果傳教，欲在這片暗黑之地「拯救」非洲人的靈魂。迎來的，卻是一家人失序的開始。 隔年，比屬剛果宣布獨立，突如其來的自由與生搬硬套的選舉制度，讓這塊土地陷入混亂；一年後，美國為了自身利益，隔海策畫了一齣暗殺新總理的行動… 這五名被歷史與罪責俘虜的女性：母親奧利安娜，長女蕾切爾，次女利婭，雙胞胎艾達及么女露絲，她們看見了甚麼？該如何穿越命運的叢林，走出自己的救贖？ 本書於1999獲選為歐普拉選書、普立茲獎小說類決選，紐約時報年度最佳小說。 【為什麼推薦？】 ◉ 一個人的蜜糖，可能是另一個人的毒藥。 《毒木聖經》的版本則是：傳教士普萊斯急切地以剛果話介紹耶穌給當地人，他將耶穌稱為bängala，意指「那最珍貴的」；然而普萊斯急促的發音，在剛果人聽來卻更像是指「毒木」。 班加拉：和緩發音為「最珍貴的」，急促短音則為「毒木」。 本書取名「毒木聖經」而非「耶穌聖經」，影射傳教士普萊斯那偏執的傳教，恐怕不是基督本意、而是致人於死的毒木。 ◉ 旅行到異鄉，由認識「他者」再回望故鄉及「自身」，往往是一段對自己深刻認識論的開展。《毒木聖經》安排白人牧師家庭到非洲大陸「黑暗之心」剛果傳教，對比與映襯層出不窮，令人印象深刻。 先是以他者／人類學眼光認識非洲及剛果，包括氣候、物種、景色，繼而焦點帶到與主角家庭互動密切的當地土著、生活習慣、權力結構、泛靈信仰、（被）殖民關係等等。第三章「士師記」起，牧師普萊斯的女兒們便因與土著越來越多的互動開始自省，隱藏在日常互動裡的認知，有哪些地方「不太對勁」。 在這個主角「因為新事實而逐漸解構原本認知」的過程，作者Kingsolver將非洲寫得極具魅力。除卻山光水色的異鄉風情，獨特的民族誌觀點亦引人深思。 一來，Kingsolver不僅記錄許多剛果詞彙，利用那些「一詞多義」的剛果語凸顯許多事物往往「集光明與黑暗於一身」； 「班加拉」，既是毒木又是珍貴物；「恩佐羅」既是最親愛的也是白色蛆蟲。熟知「禍兮福所倚，福兮禍所伏」的我們來說，剛果哲學無疑倍感親近。 二來，Kingsolver也透過女孩視角，學習剛果人的信仰。相對於普萊斯所傳教的一神論，剛果人的泛靈論更柔軟也更親切。 剛果語「諾莫」（Nomo）「用來稱呼自己的那個名字所擁有的力量。如雨滴般自雲中滴下，從人口中呼出的氣息裡升騰而起。」（p227，p382） 其義與希臘流傳至今的「普拉納」（Prana），聽來沒有差別。接觸過「食氣法」的讀者，應該會小小驚喜。 第三章尾到第四章頭，最高潮、最戲劇化的兩幕，一幕「蟻動」、一幕「狩獵」，Kingsolver寫的風雲變色、劇力萬鈞。這般野性十足的故事情節，我目眩神迷之際，也傾向於相信這「只能」在非洲發生； Kingsolver不僅給了我們飽含魔幻魅力的非洲大陸，她也利用故事鋪陳，完成主角們「由外而內，形成一個由『認識他者』到『認識自身』」完整的圓。 這是《毒木聖經》第一層的精彩之處。 ◉ 第二層精彩之處，在於全女性的敘事視角，以及作者筆吻的慈悲與寬容。 敘事者從母親到四位女兒均為「女性」。以女性視角，見證男性霸權從帝國殖民（比屬剛果的剝削、美國扶持影子政權）到父親傳教等等的不公行為。 我覺得值得注意者，不僅僅是女性敘事視角凸顯陽性蠻橫。更重要的，是Kingsolver所顯露的慈悲。 怎麼體會作者的「慈悲」？ 有兩點最明顯。一是作者對於主角群的命運安排。二是故事裡作者化身角色的口吻。 《毒木聖經》在第三四章的高潮過後，作者還寫了將近兩百頁的篇幅，讓主角群在天崩地裂的戲劇轉折之後，獨立選擇自己的人生。原來前四百頁強大的家庭業力枷鎖（夫之於妻、父之於女），僅僅「轉念」便可放下。 這既是一種示現、也是一種慈悲。 但更深的慈悲，在於Kingsolver發展後續時，並沒有「批判」或「深化」非洲一行的道德譴責，只是讓主角們「做自己」。 最愛美也最計較的長女蕾切爾，離開剛果以後選擇「物質」。她並沒有因為剛果而愛上非洲，離開父親壓迫後反而盡情利用自己的生理優勢，成為物質上的贏家。 次女利婭是勇於接觸、勇於承擔的長女性格。她選擇聽從自己的聲音、選擇落地生根。Kingsolver並不因為利婭做了相對「勇敢」的選擇，就讓她少受些苦。後續情節最呼天搶地、悲苦萬分的，仍是利婭。 三女艾達選擇學術。母親？選擇平靜。 Kingsolver寫她們後半生，沒有後悔、沒有譴責。那幾年的非洲行旅，用不同的方式、氣味、象徵，影響（或不影響）著這五位女子。 讀後兩百頁「巨變後」的故事，讀到Kingsolver讓「每個角色都活出她們自己選擇的樣貌」，相對於牧師普萊斯堅持「上帝有祂要你活出的樣貌」； Kingsolver的筆觸，更像是發自上主的慈悲。 第五章「出埃及記」初，奧利安娜解釋她為什麼不及早離開普萊斯、又為什麼終於帶著女兒們離開； 那是極深慈悲才寫出的口吻。 #毒木聖經 #ThePoisonwoodBible #barbarakingsolver
When you know the final Jeopardy question because you're reading the book! #demoncopperhead #barbarakingsolver
Niezwykle poruszająca historia od @barbara.kingsolver To jest takie przełożenie powieści Dickensa na współczesne czasy💖 Demon to chłopiec, który opisuję historię swojego życia o które musiał tak ciężko walczyć z losem, okroszone ciętym humorem i niezwykłą siłą charakteru. Zostały tu pokazane trudności z jakimi zmagają się dzieci w rodzinach zastępczych, akcja toczy się w hrabstwie gdzie króluje bezrobocie i ogólnie ludzie żyją skromnie, oraz z rozszerzającą się plagą opioidów w tle. Zdecydowanie jest to książka dla ludzi o mocnych nerwach, ponieważ niektóre sceny potrafią przerazić! Rewelacyjna książka zdecydowanie się w niej zakochałam chociaż miejscami łamała mi serce 💖... #czytam #czytanieuzależnia #czytamksiążki #czytambolubię #czytamzlegimi #czytamobyczajówki #kochamksiążki #kochamczytać #książka #książki #books #book #bookstagrampolska #bookstagram #booksragrampl #barbarakingsolver #demoncopperhead
Impossibile da lasciare una volta iniziato. #demoncopperhead #barbarakingsolver #neripozza #libribellissimi #libridaleggere #scritturaemotiva #classicicontemporanei #letteraturaamericana #wonderbooks #perfezione #bellissimacopertina #bookslover #leggeresempre
Dit boek is een aanrader als je je even helemaal wilt onderdompelen in een andere wereld. Helaas is die wereld erg ellendig en bovendien ook nog eens bittere realiteit. De titel 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 is een verwijzing naar Dickens’ klassieker 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱, en daarmee is de thematiek van Barbara Kingsolvers lijvige boek direct duidelijk. Aan het woord is een verschoppeling van de maatschappij, maar wel een met een hart van goud en met een prachtige vertelstem die je meteen voor je inneemt. In dit boek draait het om Damon Fields (bijnaam Demon Copperhead), die samen met zijn alleenstaande moeder in een trailer in de bergen van de Appalachen woont. Dit gebied is een van de armste delen van Amerika, en als je de serie Dopesick hebt gezien, weet je precies wat dat betekent: armoede, werkloosheid en een gigantisch grote verslavingsproblematiek. De opiatencrisis rond de extreem verslavende pijnstiller Oxycodon heeft in dit deel van de VS het hardste toegeslagen. Je leeft mee met Demons verslag van zijn bij vlagen zeer ellendige avonturen. Ondertussen leer je veel over de cultuur van Amerika, vooral over het armste gebied van het land. Het is de onverwoestbare wilskracht en vertelkunst van Demon die je meer dan vijfhonderd pagina’s in zijn ban houdt. Een rauw realistisch maar prachtig verteld verhaal dat je na lezing waarschijnlijk doet besluiten nooit meer de term 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘩 of 𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 te gebruiken. #demoncopperhead #barbarakingsolver #verslaving #armoede #familie #appalachen #leestip #boekentip #pullitzerprizewinner #boekstagram #bookstagram
Demon Copperhead har alle odds mot seg, født i en husvogn av enslig narkoman mor i det fattigste USA. Vi følger hans oppvekst gjennom barnevern, fosterhjem, barnearbeid under opiod epidemien. En leseverdig roman som setter spor #lovebooks #leselyst #lesetips #bokanbefaling #demoncopperhead #kaggeforlag #barbarakingsolver
Have you read Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver? 📚✨ What did you think? Drop your thoughts in the comments! #DemonCopperhead #BarbaraKingsolver #BookDiscussion #CurrentRead #Bookstagram #ReadingCommunity #BookLover #BookWorm #BookNerd #Bookish #LiteraryFiction #MustRead #BookReview #ReadersOfInstagram #InstaBooks #BookAddict #Bibliophile #TBR #BookChat
In Store - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver. Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, this is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father’s good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. In a plot that never pauses for breath, relayed in his own unsparing voice, he braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses. Through all of it, he reckons with his own invisibility in a popular culture where even the superheroes have abandoned rural people in favor of cities. Many generations ago, Charles Dickens wrote David Copperfield from his experience as a survivor of institutional poverty and its damages to children in his society. Those problems have yet to be solved in ours. Dickens is not a prerequisite for readers of this novel, but he provided its inspiration. In transposing a Victorian epic novel to the contemporary American South, Barbara Kingsolver enlists Dickens’ anger and compassion, and above all, his faith in the transformative powers of a good story. Demon Copperhead speaks for a new generation of lost boys, and all those born into beautiful, cursed places they can’t imagine leaving behind. Available at KES 2100/- Pick up in-store at the Greenhouse Mall, Ngong Rd, Text/WhatsApp/Call 0705548052, DM to order. #demoncopperhead #barbarakingsolver #fiction #somanamibooks #panafricanbookstore
리 카운티의 단칸 트레일러에서 요란한 방법으로 태어난 데몬 코퍼헤드. 가난하지만 친절한 이웃과 친구가 있어 든든했지만 마약중독자에서 겨우 탈출한 엄마가 불러들인 새아빠 덕분에 유년시절의 일상이 흔들립니다. 위탁가정에서 살아남는 법을 배우고 어린 나이에 어른의 마음을 가지게 된 데몬. 시니컬하면서 웃음짓게 하는 데몬의 말투, 마냥 웃을 수는 없는 가슴아픈 상황이 이어집니다. “대체로 내게 자란다는 건 계속 살아남는다는 뜻이었다.” p.147 그러나 유쾌하기까지 했던 말투에 점점 가시가 돋고 데몬이 힘들어질수록 문장은 점점 더 거칠어집니다. 이 모든 일이 벌어지는 가운데 데몬이 여전히 11살에 불과하다는 사실에 깜짝 깜짝 놀라게 되네요. “그 어떤 경우에도 비열해지지 마라. 거짓되지 마라. 잔인해지지 마라. 나는 언제나 네게 희망을 품을 수 있다.” p.330 수축과 이완이 반복되는 인생. 사람을 비참하게 만드는건 밑바닥에 계속 머무르는게 아니라 황금기를 맛보게 되는 것. 그 맛을 한번 알아버리면 비참함은 더 상대적으로 커지기에. 그래서 그럴까요. 데몬이 안정적으로 지내는 시간이 찾아와도 그 모습을 보는 제 마음은 긴장을 풀 수가 없었습니다. 언제 또 불행이 닥쳐올까 조마조마.. “파멸로 가는 길은 어디에서 시작될까?” p.513 형편없는 보호막 아래에서 생존해야 하던 시기도 고난이었지만 그마저도 주어지지 않는 나이로 성장하고 독립하고 나니 더한 것이 기다리고 있네요. 찰스 디킨스 “데이비드 코퍼필드”의 현대버전. 문득 고전도 읽어보고 싶네요. 거의 천 페이지던데.. 이 소설도 만만찮아요. 800페이지가 넘어갑니다. 그럼에도 불구하고 데몬의 인생의 한 자락을 담아내기엔 턱없이 부족하다고 느꼈습니다. 한 남자의 거친 성장기. 개인이 극복하기엔 허술한 사회적 시스템과 병폐들이 온갖에서 부비트랩처럼 위협합니다. 그럼에도 앞으로 나아갈 수 밖에 없는건 살아야 하니까. 주어진게 한번 뿐인 삶이라면, 이번 생은 나의 몫이니까. 때로는 안타깝고 때로는 화도 났지만 끝까지 데몬을 응원하는 마음으로 읽었습니다. 끝까지 그를 믿을 수 있었던건 좌절스러운 상황에서도 그에게는 도덕적 기준이라는게 있었고 회복탼력성이 있었기 때문입니다. 투명인간처럼 철저히 외면당하는 인생에서 그런 장점들은 숭고하기까지 한 보석이 아닌가 싶습니다. 오랜만에 정말 훌륭한 소설을 만났네요. #내이름은데몬코퍼헤드 #퓰리처상 #바버라킹솔버 #찰스디킨스 #데이비드코퍼필드 #demoncopperhead #barbarakingsolver #은행나무 #소설 #독서후기 #북스타그램
Great Read! . Heartbreaking story, incredible narrative. #demoncopperhead #bestbook #barbarakingsolver #narrative #pulitzer #bookclub #bookclubofinstagram #mustread
The Poisonwood Bible Barbara Kingsolver Another epic tome from the brilliant Kingsolver. I loved this story of an American evangelical Baptist in 50’s Belgian Congo as told by his wife and four daughters. It was a gripping read but it wasn’t as great as my favourite novel Demon Copperhead. #bookclub #goodreads #instabook #barbarakingsolver #poisonwoodbible
Ja, ich habe es auch wissen wollen, was an diesem Roman dran ist. Für den seine Autorin den Pulitzer-Preis und den Womens Prize for Fiction 2023 abgeräumt hat. Der in den USA zum Bestseller avancierte und in Ophra Winfreys Buchclub begeistert besprochen wurde. Ein Roman der Charles Dickens David Copperfield neu erzählt.Viele begeisterte Stimmen haben hier schon erklärt, dass der Name des Helden von Barbara Kingsolver nicht zufällig an Copperfield erinnert. Ihr Damon Fields wird von allen nur Demon Copperhead genannt, das ist so eine Superheldending. Um die geht es nämlich auch. Um Superhelden, um solche mit denen Demon sich ausdrückt. Sein Vehikel: Cartoons. Seine Gabe das Zeichnen. Ansonsten ist da nicht viel Staat zu machen mit dem Glück, für dieses Kind, das als Sturzgeburt einer süchtigen Mutter mit Glückshaube auf die Welt kommt. Das mehr Pflegefamilien erlebt, auf einer Müllhalde jobbt, am eigenen Leib erfährt was Abhängigkeit bedeutet. Mit allen körperlichen und seelischen Folgen. Ein Roman, der es einem nicht leicht macht, der schonungslos erzählt und mit Kraftausdrücken um sich wirft. Der, der Opioidkrise, Alltagsrassismus und einem ganzen Landstrich den Spiegel vorhält und das Bild, das der zurückwirft ist nicht schön. Wirklich nicht. Alle, die sich wie ich auch gerne mal Vorlesen lassen, treffen hier auf Fabian Busch, der das grandios macht und mich mehr als zwanzig Stunden begleitet hat. Immerhin hat der Roman schlappe 829 Seiten, in denen so einiges drin steckt. Vielleicht auch ein paar Längen, die ich aber gerne verziehen habe. Eine Sprache, ein Ton auf den man sich erst einlassen muss, der dann aber sehr authentisch wirkt. Ein Roman, in dem ein Junge kein Hause hat, der es dafür umso mehr verdient, dass man ihm zuhört. Oder was sagt ihr? #barbarakingsolver #demoncopperhead #ausgelesen #romanempfehlung #romane #pulitzerpreisträger #womensprizeforfiction #dtvverlag #argonverlag #germanbookstagram #buchblogaufinstagram #lesenswert #leseempfehlung
Took my new books out for a walk today. Can’t wait to read them all, sitting outside under the warm sun, preferably! 📚☀️ ⠀ 📚I’ve read many great reviews of This is How You Lose the Time War and Demon Copperhead, so was happy to find them in the bookshop. ⠀ 📚Foundation and Earth is the last book in the cycle, there should be many insights and new layers of the story and I’m excited to read it. Although it’s always bitter sweet to finish a book series. ⠀ 📚The Burning God is also the last book from the Kuang’s trilogy and I’m bracing myself for what’s coming. ⠀ Have you read any of the books and what did you think of them? 😍💕
Una storia bellissima, forte e non sono bastate 650pp per raccontarla tutta. Ti affezioni al protagonista talmente tanto che tutte le volte che interrompi la lettura non vedi l'ora di ricominciare per sapere cosa succederà a Demon! Demon un eroe dei nostri tempi: il suo esordio nell'universo- mamma di diciotto anni che partorisce da sola con una bottiglia di gin, anfetamine e oppioidi- in una casa mobile sperduta negli Appalachi meridionali, da' il la a ciò che verrà dopo. Assolutamente da #leggere !!!! #barbarakingsolver #demoncopperhead #romanzo #libridaleggere #librichefannoriflettere #libriveri #leggerefabeneallanima #leggereèsempreunabuonaidea #leggerementresicammina #leggereèsempreunabuonaidea #leggerepersopravvivere #leggeresempreecomunque #leggerementresicammina #librisempreaportatadimano #librisempreinborsa #letture2024 #letturecheapronolamente #lettureserali #leggereavocealta #leggerelibri #letturespeciali #lettureconsigliate #lettureimportanti #letturechetirapiscono #lettureinpausapranzo #leggereinpausapranzo #libridivita #libriesegnalibri #librimania #libridaamare #librinecessari
“I was inked with the shit prints of life.” - Chapter 29 • Barbara Kingsolver, Demon Copperhead, 2022 #bookquotes #amreading • /// • Barbara Kingsolver was thinking about Dicken’s book David Copperfield, and found herself wondering what the titular orphan would have grappled with today, had he grown up in the United States in the 1990s. The result was Demon Copperhead, the Pulitzer winning coming-of-age story about a boy in Appalachia who lost his mother to the Opioid Crisis. • Demon’s story pits his determination to survive against a generational cycle of working-class poverty, a cast of crooks who profit from the U.S. foster system, and, eventually, his own prescription pain-medication addiction. • This book became personal for me fairly quickly. The details of Demon’s childhood echoed mine; we ate the same fast-food, watched the same television shows, had the same comic books. Like me, he was infinitely curious yet unable to maintain attention in traditional public school classes, teaching himself to draw in order to sit still during the long, painful stretches in a classroom. His observations and inner thoughts were also familiar. • I related to friends and family members in Kingsolver’s descriptions of Demon’s rural, small town existence — the folks tragically holding on to the lies that industry and jobs would someday return, that the farms would again prosper, and that cities, along with the people who lived in them, were not to be trusted. The sequence where his foster sister, Angus, failed to convince the school board to invest in competitive scholastic programs because they needed what was left of their slashed budgets for football was especially poignant. His friends, one-by-one, became the sum of choices that were made years before they were born. • Demon Copperhead is marked by suffering and interspersed with fleeting triumph. It lends perspective on what America is like in the middle places, far from the large population centers and economic opportunity. • I’m thankful for Kingsolver’s empathy and authenticity in telling this story. Keep going, Demon! I hope you make it, buddy. • /// • #barbarakingsolver #demoncopperhead
MEJORES LECTURAS PRIMER CUATRIMESTRE 2024. Ya lo sé, puede parecer raro estar compartiendo mis mejores lecturas de los primeros meses del año en este momento pero la verdad es que me ha costado mucho hacer una lista con tan solo 10 lecturas. Por eso al final, hay dos (de propina🤪). Si he venido aquí a compartir ¿qué mejor que compartir esas lecturas que me han seducido y que puede no entren en el top 19 del año? Prometo sólo título pero eso sí la autora irlandesa Claire Keegan me ha conquistado y os animo a leer Small things like these que me ha parecido un diamante pero disfrutado mucho también Foster (creo que lo han traducido como Tres luces y So late in the day que creo no ha llegado aún la traducción al castellano). Enjoy 📚📚📚📚📚🥂🥂 DEMON COPPERHEAD LIBRE LA POSTAL EL TÚNEL 29 SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE BAUMGARTNER TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD LO QUE NO TIENE NOMBRE I'M GLAD MY MOM DIED LA HERMANA MENOR ¿Has leído alguno? ¿Coincidimos en encumbrarlos? 😉 #demoncopperhead #barbarakingsolver @navonaeditorial #leer #eltunel29 #libros @salamandraed #leaypi @anagramaeditor #lapostal #anneberest @lumenedit #books #silvinaocampo #loquenotienenombre @alfaguaraes #baumgartner #seixbarral #imgladmymomdied #smallthingslikethese #foster #solateintheday #clairekeegan #tokillamockingbird #harperlee
Demon è un combattente, un sopravvissuto, come era un sopravvissuto David Copperfield nella sua disgraziata Londra. Un eroe dei nostri tempi , perché in fondo non siamo tutti un po’ dei sopravvissuti? #demoncopperhead #barbarakingsolver #bookstagram #leggereesempreunabuonaidea #premiopulitzer
Demon Copperhead - Barbara Kingsolver Ameryko, płacz nad swymi dziećmi! Historia Demona, najpierw chłopca, a później młodego mężczyzny, który ewidentnie ma pecha w życiu. Miał pecha do uzależnionej matki, pecha do ojca, pecha do ojczyma. Miał pecha urodzić się w małej miejscowości w południowych Appalachach, gdzie nawet diabeł nie zagląda. Miał pecha do rodzin zastępczych, a później… Później miał pecha jeszcze do wielu innych rzeczy😉 Ale Demon trwa. Na przekór wszystkiemu dzień za dniem. To niesamowite i budujące. Nie da się mu nie kibicować, więc oczywiście trzymałam za niego kciuki przez całą powieść! Dużą wartością tej książki jest dla mnie przybliżenie historii opioidów i tego jak cichaczem wtargnęły w życie tysięcy ludzi. Przemysł farmaceutyczny niszczący ludziom zdrowie w imię zysku - to jest tak obrzydliwe, że aż mnie trzęsie z bezsilności na samą myśl. Tym bardziej, że te czasy wcale nie przeminęły. Wiele jest tutaj punktów stycznych z powieścią “Shuggie Bain”. Ale podczas gdy Shuggie ostro mnie przeczołgał (pewnie dlatego, że dużo miejsca poświęcone było relacji dziecko-matka), tak Demon, mimo nagromadzenia trudnych sytuacji, nie jest zbyt dołujący. Demon ma w sobie mnóstwo uroku, trudności przyjmuje ze spokojem, a jego sarkastyczne uwagi rzeczywiście są śmieszne. Ten czarny humor bardzo mi odpowiadał. Troszkę dziwiło mnie aż tak “dorosłe” i zdystansowane podejście małego Demona do życia, ale nie będę się czepiać ;) Dobrze się tego słuchało. Pewnie podczas czytania mogłabym być momentami znużona, ale audiobook wszedł idealnie. #bezstronna #demoncopperhead #barbarakingsolver #amerykanskisen
[RESERVED] The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver Condition: Great Price: R80 Size: Medium The Poisonwood Bible is a story told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them everything they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it -- from garden seeds to Scripture -- is calamitously transformed on African soil. What follows is a suspenseful epic of one family's tragic undoing and remarkable reconstruction over the course of three decades in postcolonial Africa.(Goodreads) #ThePoisonwoodBible #BarbaraKingsolver #LiteraryFiction #HistoricalFiction #CulturalHeritage #Africa #FamilySaga #BookRecommendation #Missionary #ClassicLiterature #PoliticalFiction #CharacterStudy
"The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof." #BarbaraKingsolver
I wanted to love this book so much…because everyone else I know loved this book. But I struggled. Don’t get me wrong, it’s well-written but, as I kept reading, I struggled to connect with some of the characters, including the main character. I’ve also never read “David Copperfield” by Dickens so not sure if that took away from my enjoyment! That being said, it was a great exploration of trauma and addiction in Appalachia today. From child removal by CPS to the rising opiate addiction, it’s all rawly and realistically covered here. Damon’s story is probably the story of many others today. ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Has there been any books others have loved that you just have found to be just okay? Share your hot takes in the comments! #bookreview #bookishhottakes #lovehatereads #demoncopperhead #barbarakingsolver
Freitags-Tipp . Moin zusammen, . ein Roman, den man nicht vergisst! Nicht umsonst hat "Demon Copperhead" von @barbara.kingsolver erschienen im @dtv_verlag den Pulitzer-Preis erhalten! . Ein wahres Feuerwerk für die Sinne und das Kopfkino. Literarisch ein Genuss! . Euer Freitagstipp kommt von Heike aus Wilhelmshaven. . Inhalt des Romans: Ein Trailer in den Wäldern Virginias, dem Land der Tabakfarmer und Schwarzbrenner, der Hillbilly-Cadillac -Stoßstangenaufkleber an rostigen Pickups. Hier kommt Demon Copperhead zur Welt – die Mutter ist noch ein Teenie und frisch auf Entzug, der Vater tot. Ein Junge mit kupferroten Haaren, großer Klappe und einem zähen Überlebenswillen, bei allem, was das Leben für ihn bereithält: Armut, Pflegefamilien, Drogensucht, erste Liebe und unermesslichen Verlust. Es ist seine Geschichte, erzählt in seinen Worten, unbekümmert, vorwitzig, von übersprudelnder Lebenskraft. Ein mitreißender Roman über ein Leben auf Messers Schneide, in dem in jedem Moment Hoffnung aufscheint. . #wilhelmshaven #whv #roman #demoncopperhead #dtv #barbarakingsolver #friesisch #nordsee #wattenmeer #freitagstipp #bookstagramcommunity #küstenstadt #buchhandlung #buchliebe #booklover #buchhändlerausleidenschaft #bookstgram #bookgram #instabook #instaread #lesen #lesenisttoll #thaliafriesland
This is just a great book. Just a genuine pleasure to read with a ceaseless plot and beautiful writing. This kind of story, about this kind of life, could have easily been trite and heavy-handed, but Kingsolver brings an honest, knowing and generous touch. Demon was the one of the most lovable characters I’ve ever encountered, one I won’t forget.
🐍 demon copperhead 🐍 Genre: Historical Fiction/Literary Format: Physical/Audio 4.75🌟 - I really really liked it! What a heartbreaking coming-of-age story. Stories that stay with me the most are often character-driven novels with emotional impact, and this one truly fits the bill. Dark, gritty, and set in the Appalachia in the 90s we are taken on a journey of immense growth and pain with moments of happiness and joy. This book feels so beautifully and innately human. With stunning prose and gripping storytelling, this is one that will stay with me for a long time! If you resonated with stories like Betty and A Little Life, this is one I would recommend! A moment for this edition! I absolutely am obsessed with the @barnesandnoble edition. Do you prefer more character-driven books or plot-driven?
‘Barbara Kingsolver is geboren in de arme mijnstreek in Virginia waar Demon Copperhead, vertaald door Monique ter Berg en Jetty Huisman, zich afspeelt, en waar ze nog steeds woont. Ze heeft aan den lijve ondervonden hoe er door de rest van Amerika op dit gebied wordt neergekeken, waar de bevolking overwegend arm, wit en slecht geschoold is.’ Lees Dirk Jan Veermans aanbeveling van deze geweldige en heftige roman, die bekroond werd met de Pulitzerprijs én de Women’s Prize — en koop dat boek. #linkinbio #barbarakingsolver #literatuur #demoncopperhead
𝕄𝕒𝕪 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜 𝕄𝕖𝕖𝕥 𝕦𝕡 Our readers are well and truly into this doorstopper of a book and as heart wrenching as it is, FFL members are really enjoying it. If you have read it, OR EVEN IF YOU HAVE NOT, come join us this month! The link to book your spot for the meet up is in the stories!! Please find details of the meet-up below. 📍: The New Conservatory, Albion Street, Leeds, LS1 6JL @newconleeds 🗓️ : Friday, 31st of May 2024 ⏰ : Arrival from 6:00pm onwards, to start at 6:30pm. 📖 : ‘Demon Copperhead’ by Barbara Kingsolver If you’re arriving late because of work, please do let me know in the WhatsApp group chat or Instagram group DM. As always, please remember to reserve your spot on the Eventbrite website. Link in also in our bio! We are as ever always open to new members! Looking forward to having you all there 💕 Please DM here or me at @many.worlds.of.words if you have any questions or for more info. #FeministFiction #FeministFictionLeeds #bookclub #fiction #fictionbooks #demoncopperhead #barbarakingsolver
Bookmail Day 💌📬 Dos autoras a las que tengo muchísimas ganas de descubrir. He oído maravillas sobre ambas! 🆀 ¿Has leído algo de ellas? ༶ Muchas gracias a mis amigos de @spanishpublishers por estas ediciones 🫶🏼
Demon Copperhead: Barbara Kingsolver „Ein Buch, das man nicht vergisst“ (freundin) Ganz phantastischer coming of age Roman über das Aufwachsen von Demon Copperhead (David Copperfield) und seinen WeggefährtInnen in Virginia gegen alle Widerstände! Sehr lebendig und schmerzhaft berührend erzählt, möchte man es am liebsten sofort in allen Schulen verteilen und die Kinder anflehen, es (trotz der 864 Seiten)zu lesen! Nicht nur, um einfach garnicht erst mit Drogen anzufangen, sondern auch um sich immer wieder vor Augen zu halten, wie gut es uns hier geht🙌🏻🙏 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #Barbarakingsolver #penfaulkneraward #schullektüre #drogensüchtig #virginia #teenager #lebengegenwiderstände #davidcopperfield #überlebenswille #entzug #bestseller #buchdesjahres #orangeprizeforfiction #hoffnung #demoncopperhead #womensprizeforfiction #pulitzerprize #NationalMedalofHumanities #maihof_bibliothek #AmericanAcademyofArtsandLetters Barbara Kingsolver, 1955 geboren, hat Romane, Gedichte, Essays und ein Memoir verfasst, die in mehr als zwanzig Sprachen übersetzt und vielfach ausgezeichnet wurden, u.a. mit dem Pen/Faulkner Award, dem Orange Prize for Fiction, dem Women’s Prize for Fiction und dem Pulitzer-Preis. Sie wurde mit der National Medal of Humanities geehrt und ist Mitglied der American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Książka dwukrotnej laureatki NAGRODY PULITZERA oraz THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION. @mbpwroclaw ……………………………… #barbarakingsolver #lotmotyla #ksiazka #noweksiazki #wroclawczyta #takczytam #bookstagram #polishbookstagram
SOLD! — High Tide in Tucson by Barbara Kingsolver. Paperback, 1996. #barbarakingsolver
Check out this LFL, charter 100107, in St. Charles, IL. It was so well-stocked and organized! I dropped off “Magic Eye,” by N.E Thing Enterprise (some childhood nostalgia). I picked up “Prodigal Summer,” by Barbara Kingsolver. #littlefreelibrary #littlefreelibraries #littlefreelibrariesofinstagram #littlefreelibrarystewards #lfl #littlefreelibrariesofillinois #lflweek #magiceye #barbarakingsolver #stcharles #stcharlesil #stcharlesillinois
https://theleadlesspencil.org/2024/05/15/barbara-kingsolver-the-poisonwood-bible/ Quite an old book (if you can call 1998 old 🤔) but a new author for me. #barbarakingsolver #thepoisonwoodbible #books #interestinghistory
#onmappelledemoncopperhead écrit par #barbarakingsolver aux #editions @editionsalbinmichel Au fin fond des #appalaches, Démon perd sa mère toxicomane. Il est balloté de famille d'accueil en famille d'accueil. Il tente de grandir dans cette instabilité permanente et les épreuves qui s'enchaînent Gros #coupdecoeur💖 pour ce #roman dense en écriture #prixpulitzer #litteratureamericaine #addiction #medicaments #oxycondone #enfance #pauvreté #lectureterminée #instabook #mediathequeparon
Tytułowy Demon to chłopiec, który już w momencie urodzenia, stratuje z przegranej pozycji. Uosabia on tę część Amerykanów, którym bynajmniej nie przyśnił się amerykański sen. Barbara Kingsolver prowadząc czytelnika przez dzieciństwo i młodość głównego bohatera, pisze o biednych, rolniczych społecznościach Tennessee, o miejscach, które lata świetności mają za sobą i o ludziach, którzy tą przeszłość rozpamiętują, a także nie potrafią odnaleźć się w agresywnym świecie amerykańskiego kapitalizmu. Bezradność tłumią opioidami i alkoholem. Autorka czerpiąc z tradycji wielkich powieść europejskich i otwarcie nawiązując do twórczości Charlesa Dickensa, udowadnia, że od czasów "Olivera Twista" świat nie zmienił się. Cały czas obowiązuje podział na lepszych, czyli bogatych oraz słabszych i bez grosza. Na samym końcu hierarchii znajdują się dzieci pochodzące z biednych środowisk. Demon od początku boryka się z takim właśnie piętnem. Ilość nieszczęść, które spadają na chłopca jest tylko pozornie nieprawdopodna. Wystarczy chwila zadumy na nad wydarzeniami z powieści, a dochodzimy do smutnego wniosku, że świat, który powstał w głowie Kingsolver, tak naprawdę jest codziennością milionów Amerykanów. "Demon Copperhead" to piekielnie dobra, klasyczna powieść, napisana ze swadą, bardzo angażująca. Od początku współodczuwamy z głównym bohaterem i złościmy się, bo bezsilnośc, która towarzyszy lekturze tej książki jest obezwładniająca. Barbarze Kingsolver udało się stworzyć realistyczny i gorzki obraz Stanów Zjednoczonych. Nie bała się pisać o sprawach trudnych i wstydliwych, opowiedzieć się po stronie słabszych i jednocześnie stworzyć powieść, którą po prostu dobrze się czyta (lub słucha). #demoncopperhead #barbarakingsolver #pulitzerprize #wydawnictwopoznańskie #literaturaamerykańska #powieść #czytamnagrodzone #audiobookstagram #legimi #bookphotography #bookstagrampl #booklover #readeveryday #readers #czytamdlaprzyjemności #czytambolubię #słuchamaudiobooki #słuchamzlegimi #czytamksiążki #molksiążkowy #proza #dobraksiążka #polecamksiążkę #oksiążkach #takczytam #książki #ksiazkoholizm #przeczytane Wydawnictwo Poznańskie czytam książki powieść bookstagram recenzje literatura
Takie książki to ja lubię. Mniej znana powieść Barbary Kinsolver Odyseja to książka o wrażliwości, inteligencji i dostrzeganiu piękna w otaczającym świecie, mimo burzliwych okoliczności. Bohatera powieści poznajemy jako młodego chłopaka - pól Amerykanina, pół Meksykanina, który zaczyna swoją podróż z matką podążającą za lepszym towarzyszem życia. Bohater odbywa fascynującą podróż ku dojrzałości, podczas której ociera się mimowolnie o meksykańską sztukę dzięki Fridzie Kahlo i Diego Riverze, poznaje rosyjską rewolucję pracując u Trockiego aż dociera do z pozoru spokojnego „radosnego” kraju czyli Ameryki. Czy Harrison tam znajdzie swoje miejsce gdzie jego dwoista natura i wrażliwość na świat będzie mogła znaleźć ukojenie czy los po raz kolejny pokieruje życiem bohatera? Autorka w powieści świetnie ukazuje kwestie tożsamości, odmienności, tolerancji ale też polityki i wpływu opinii publicznej na osobę znaną przedstawiając je na tle zmian historycznych i obyczajowych. Dodatkowo ciekawy zabieg narracyjny sprawia, że czytelnik zastanawia się czy książka aby na pewno jest fikcja literacką a może prawdą. Polecam książkę – warto odbyć tą podróż chociaż nie jest to książka, którą czyta się jednym tchem. literatura piękna * laureatka pulitzera * meksyk * ameryka * literatura * tożsamość #bookstagram #polskibookstagram #literaturapiekna #laureatkapulitzera #powieśćotożsamości #meksyk #ebook #książka #powieść #booklover #barbarakingsolver #odyseja #wydawnictwoalbatros
A number of LRC staff have read Demon Copperhead in recent months and have commented on various aspects of the book-- portrayals of class and classism, rural life, opioid epidemic, and more-- resonates with our community. Have you read it? What did you think? #barbarakingsolver #goodreads #lamoillecounty
Am zis de la începutul anului că 2024, pentru mine, este dedicat autoarelor. Barbara Kingsolver a fost o surpriză foarte plăcută. Aveam Demon Copperhead în vizor, dar ceva mă ținea în loc. Asta până mi l-a recomandat @altalauravadu . Charles Dickens n-am citit, deci referințele la David Copperfield au fost 0 pentru mine, dar complexitatea romanului m-a determinat să consum atât de mult content, încât, mai mai să simt nevoia să scriu o disertație antropologică despre acest roman. Pentru început e foarte important, ca lector, să cunoști contextul socio-politic al regiunii în care se întâmplă acțiunea. Regiunea munților Apalași este centrul stereotipurilor americane. Aflată în Sud, într-un loc ofertant din punct de vedere industrial, regiunea a fost exploatată împreună cu locuitorii ei. Majoritatea au devenit mineri. Sigur știți imaginea țăranului american cu pălărie de paie care cântă la banjo. Exact. Era din zona aceea. Demon Copperhead are nenorocul de a se naște dintr-o mamă narcomană. Tatăl îi moare înainte de a se naște. Există trei semne prin care ar trebui să ne dăm seama că viața lui nu va fi ușoară: mama (adolescentă, narcomană), regiunea și originile tatălui (melungeon). Ce are Demon este putere. Tot romanul ne demonstrează că puterea interioară este cel mai mare atuu pe care îl poate avea ființa umană. Romanul tratează teme precum: dependența, explotarea, capitalimsul, abandonul, iubirea, dedicarea. Cred că orice cititor poate găsi ceva interesant în opera Barbarei Kingsolver. Probabil ce mă interesează pe mine (temele sociale de obicei) nu sunt pe gustul tău, dar îți pot promite că în Demon C. poți găsi ceva care să îți ajungă direct la suflet. A câștigat și câteva premii: PULITZER PRIZE 2023 WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2023 ALEGEREA OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB 2022 Demon Copperhead a fost tradus în 2023 de Paul S. Grigoriu la @treibooks #bookworm #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #demoncopperhead #barbarakingsolver #carti #literatura #booksrecommendation #booksreview
Demon Copperhead - Barbara Kingsolver, 2022. I never read #davidcopperfield and didn't know that this was a remake until after I'd finished it. I wish I had. But I loved this. "Demon" is born to a young, single mom, an addict who was raised in foster care, in rural western Virginia. Despite some obvious challenges, he has fond memories of his mom's love and a childhood running wild in the woods. When a controlling and abusive step-father enters the picture, things go downhill fast. Demon ends up in foster care himself, laboring on a tobacco farm, treated like a dog, learning very early how to fend for himself and take whatever pleasure he can get. School, when he can attend, is a nightmare. At 11 years old, a turning point. He runs away and finds his long-lost grandmother, a uniquely strong personality. She arranges for him to live with the varsity football coach and his daughter. Finally things are looking up. Demon is in TAG. Demon is good-looking. Demon is a tight end. Demon is in love. And then a knee injury. And then oxy. And a whole bunch of messes. The entire community is overrun. His story is stomach-churning, unacceptable, incredible and yet always rings true. We pray that Demon will be ok somehow. We pray for all of them. There is a happy end here, which I came to expect in the last few pages, but was still such a sweet surprise that I teared up. I can't recommend this enough. The writing is so good. The characters are so good. And man is life unfair. #demoncopperhead #barbarakingsolver #yayestillreads #appalachia #opioidcrisis #melungeons
Eine Art „David Copperfield“ in modern? Dickens 2.0? Ich war erst etwas skeptisch. Umso größer ist die Überraschung und die Lesefreude. Denn als Charles Dickens Fan war ich natürlich auch sehr genau am Vergleichen und hatte das Original immer in Reichweite. Und in der Tat wächst mir Demon Copperhead dann ähnlich schnell ans Herz wie sein Vorbild. Der Autorin ist eine zeitnahe, gesellschaftskritische und dennoch absolut witzige, rasante 850 Seiten lange Geschichte gelungen, die mich total mitgerissen hat. Der Junge Demon lebt mit seiner Mutter in einem Trailer in den hügeligen Wäldern von Südwestvirginia. Er kam mit einer Glückshaut auf die Welt und dem großen Wunsch einmal das Meer zu sehen. Die Mutter ist gerade wieder einmal clean. Seinen Vater kennt Demon nicht, er ist schon lange tot. Die Probleme beginnen, als Demons Mutter einen neuen Freund hat, der bald schon einzieht. Die beiden können sich von Anfang an nicht leiden. Schnell kommt es zu Streit und Handgreiflichkeiten, Demons Mutter gegenüber wird er gewalttätig. Bald ist sie wieder abhängig und der neue Mann schafft es, dass Demon in eine Pflegefamilie geschickt wird. Ab hier wird es ein langes nie enden wollendes haltloses Auf und ab an immer wieder neuen Orten, die für Demon jede Menge Schrecknisse bereit halten. Seine Zukunft wird bestimmt von Hunger, harter Arbeit und Verlorenheit. Einzig seine Lust und sein Talent zum Zeichnen halten ihn aufrecht. Eines Tages reißt er aus und findet seine Großmutter, die ihn in eine gute Pflegefamilie schickt und finanziell unterstützt. Es wird die schönste und beständigste Zeit seit seiner Geburt.Bis es durch einen Unfall beim Sport eben doch wieder bergab geht. Demon wird ohne es selbst zu merken schmerzmittelabhängig und gerät in einen Kreislauf der Sucht, aus dem er nicht mehr heraus findet. Während dieser Zeit lernt er Dori kennen und verliebt sich unsterblich in sie. Was anfangs wie die große Liebe aussieht, wird zum Alltag, der sich nur um die Beschaffung von neuen Drogen dreht. Hier zeigt uns die Autorin die wirklich düstere Seite des ländlichen Nordamerika. In der Provinz herrscht bei vielen Menschen Armut, Hoffnungslosigkeit, Krankheit und Sucht. ⬇️
Lieber Damon...oder möchtest du lieber Demon genannt werden. Demon Copperhead, wie sie dich alle gerne nennen. Deine Mutter, die sich viel zu früh davongemacht hat, weil diese vermaledeite Sucht einfach stärker war oder zumindest zu groß, trotz aller Liebe. Besonders ihr Rufen hat dir gefehlt. Du erzählst uns von deinen heranwachsenden Jahren, die etwas anders waren als es bei einem "normalen" Jungen sein sollte. Aber als Waisenjunge kann man sich das Leben oft nur besser erträumen. Und als Erbe der "Hillibillys", den Hinterwäldlern, wie ihr so abfällig von den "Anderen" eures großen, freien und ach so tollen Landes gerufen werdet, ist es mit diesen ärmlichen Verhältnissen eine zusätzliche Erschwernis. Und so gewährst du uns tiefe Einblicke in ein gebeuteltes Leben, welches mit ebensolchen tiefen Tälern eine zuweilen beängstigende und vermeintlich undurchdringliche Schwärze verspricht. Als ob dein persönliches Schicksal ein Pakt mit dem Teufel geschlossen hätte. Wenn da nicht deine zunehmende Größe wäre, gepaart mit Stolz und Klugheit, eine Mischung, die mit den Jahren immer wieder die aufkommende Schwärze beiseite schieben vermag. Vielleicht ist aber auch dein unerschütterlicher Sinn für Humor deiner stärkste Eigenschaft. Oder die Summe von allem... So viel Humor, der mich beim Lesen deiner Geschichte oft in eine abgeschirmte Blase, angefüllt mit einem unbeschwerlichen Lachen und Erstaunen über diese starke Ausstrahlung, hineingesogen und infolgedessen viel Hoffnung aus diesem angefüllten Raum mit ins Aussen gegeben hat. Die Einblicke, die wir zwangsläufig, oft unterschwellig über die ebenso gebeutelte Gesellschaft erhalten, die meist unschuldig in ein drogenlastiges Leben hineinschlittern, zeigen wiederum eine Tiefe an erschütternde Sprachlosigkeit. Demon Copperhead, ein Name, der gleichzusetzen ist mit Stärke, die einen "Hillibilly" über tiefe Schluchten emporzuheben vermag. #demoncopperhead von #barbarakingsolver
Still thinking about Demon Copperhead. “People love to believe in danger, as long as it’s you in harm’s way, and then saying bless your heart.” #demoncopperhead #barbarakingsolver #barbarakingsolverquote #bookquotes
Close the door. Write with no one looking over your shoulder. Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It’s the one and only thing you have to offer. - Barbara Kingsolver #findyourvoice #useyourvoice #original #songwriter #authors #barbarakingsolver
Einige unserer bisherigen Lieblingstitel aus dem Frühjahrsprogramm... "Demon Copperhead" von #barbarakingsolver "James" von #percivaleverett "Und alle so still" von #mareikefallwickl "Das Gras auf unserer Seite" von #stefaniedevelasco "Paris-Trilogie" von #colombeschneck 📚📚📚 #buchkaiserkoeln #buchliebe #lesetipp
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Currently engrossed in the novel Unsheltered (2018) by Barbara Kingsolver. It's about lives shaken up by traumatic events and people hoping to find an anchor. I gave this to my father as a birthday present a few years before his death, four years ago. He never got to reading it, so I do now. . #barbarakingsolver #unsheltered #2018 #faberandfaber #mydadslibrary
"Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws." - Barbara Kingsolver #mother #mothers #divinemother #motherhood #barbarakingsolver #mothershipalliance
What a great book about a boy growing up in the mountains of southern Appalachia. Thank you again for gifting this to me @jovanadurovic . I lover it and am still thinking about him. 😊❤️ #demoncopperhead #barbarakingsolver #abrokensystem #resiliency #itsnotaboutademon😂
When in doubt, illustrate book covers!! It gives me a chance to practice my painting and lettering skills at the same time #barbarakingsolver is definitely one of my favourite contemporary female authors, right up there with #elifshafak and #margaretatwood And with that I’ve completed the last page of my #moleskinesketchbook. I’m looking forward to starting a new one, and doing lots of relaxed sketchbook practice, improving painting and drawing skills, and hopefully get inspired to do new collections on canvas #artist #artistsoninstagram #artistoninstagram #artistmom #artistmomlife #artistinmontreal #montrealartist #artsy #art #moleskine #missionmijellogold #inkandwatercolor #bookcoverart #booklover #bookcoverillustration
parte 2 dos melhores livros de 2023 do video do jack edwards ✨ #jackedwards #booktok #bookgram #books #livros #leitura #aftersappho #selbywynnschwartz #foster #clairekeegan #demoncooperhead #barbarakingsolver #thebeesting #paulmurray #couplets #maggiemillner #loveinthebigcity #sangyoungpark #theheroofthisbook #elizabethmccracken
Demon Copperhead happens to be set in Appalachia so reading it in the mountains seemed fitting 🧡 (Highly recommend, have tissues on standby) #books #bookstagram #barbarakingsolver #read #reading #booklover
W powieści "Lot motyla" (@wydawnictwofilia) Barbara Kingsolver, autorka głośnej powieści "Demon Copperhead", laureatka Nagrody Pulitzera i The Women's Prize For Fiction, porusza jeden z najważniejszych tematów naszych czasów - zmiany klimatyczne. Dellarobia jest młodą żoną i matką, mieszka na podupadającej farmie, ledwie wiążąc koniec z końcem. Pewnego dnia napotyka szokujący widok: jezioro ognia pośród cichej zalesionej doliny. Okazuje się, że to stado motyli monarszych, które niespodziewanie zjawiło się w wiosce pośród Appalachów. Wywołuje to konsternację wśród naukowców, przywódców religijnych i dziennikarzy, a życie Dellarobii i okolicznych mieszkańców przewraca do góry nogami. "Dziewczyna musi skonfrontować się ze swoją rodziną, kościołem, miastem i całym światem, szukając prawdy, która może zniweczyć wszystko, w co kiedykolwiek wierzyła" - kusi wydawca. Będzie czytane!
DEMON COPPERHEAD⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🏆•Parliamo del vincitore del premio Pulitzer per la narrativa del 2023. Romanzo noto per essere una rivisitazione in chiave moderna della storia di David Copperfield. 📚•L’ambientazione è uno degli elementi che colorano le vicende di una patina grigia e che caratterizzano i personaggi principali in quanto Hillbilly. Siamo in Virginia, nel profondo sud degli Stati Uniti durante l’ultimo decennio del 900. Seguiamo le vicende che porteranno Demon Copperhead, il protagonista, a passare dall’essere un bambino senza padre, a giovane ragazzo ormai in grado di vedere e racontare il dolore di una vita passata a confrontarsi con il lutto, le delusioni, lo sfruttamento e la tossico dipendenza. Vive in una comunità di disadattati, a seguito della morte della madre dovrà abbandonare la sua roulotte, una casa mobile, verrà seguito dal sistema di assistenza sociale, il quale è molto precario e difficile, che lo sballotterà da una casa famiglia all’altra. La maggior parte delle persone che si prendono a carico questi bambini con disagi familiari, spesso lo fanno per un ritorno economico e per la possibilità di avere manodopera gratis nonché illegale. 💊•Nelle ultime pagine si parla dell’epidemia di abuso di oppioidi negli Stati Uniti. L’ossicodone in quel periodo ha mietuto tante vittime a causa della facilità di accesso a questi farmaci negli Usa. Semplicità dovuta dalla scarsità dei controlli da parte dei medici e specialisti che li prescrivevano con una leggerezza disarmante. Nonostante le case farmaceutiche fossero a conoscenza degli effetti collaterali del farmaco, continuavano a farlo prescrivere puntando solo al profitto. La forte dipendenza colpirà alcuni personaggi di questa brutale storia portandola ad assumere un carattere sempre più difficile da digerire. ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
Scored this in my mailroom today. I ❤️NY. #barbarakingsolver #demoncopperhead
Sundays are for raiding the @brightonwaterstones paperback tables 📖✨ Also going through a big crime / thriller phase. Need recommendations! Literary through commercial 🙏
“A veces la fortaleza de la maternidad es mayor que las leyes naturales”. - #BarbaraKingsolver ✉️ [email protected] 🌍 www.eidosseleccion.com 👍 @eidosseleccion #eidosseleccion #trabajosihay #busquedadeempleo #motivacion #marcapersonal #linkedin #entrevistadetrabajo #hojadevida #diadelamadre #madres #motherday #felizdiamama
Demon Copperhead is a 2022 novel by Barbara Kingsolver. It was a co-recipient of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and won the 2023 Women's Prize for Fiction. Kingsolver was inspired by the Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield. ▫️ The protagonist and narrator is born Damon Fields to a teenage mother in a trailer home. He is raised in Lee County, located in Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, and nicknamed "Demon Copperhead" for the color of his hair and his attitude. As Demon grows up, he must use his charms and wits to survive poverty in the contemporary American South. ▫️ #DemonCopperhead #BarbaraKingsolver #PulitzerPrize #Pulitzer #ThePulitzerBookshelf #PulitzerReadingChallenge