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Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver 5 GODDAMN MOTHERFUCKIN STARS ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Y’all are probably tired of me handing out five stars, but it’s true, it’s just been a fantastic year of books for me. This Cranked up, trailer park retelling of David Copperfield follows the life and struggles of an Appalachian boy born to a drug addict mother with nothing but his dead father’s good looks and the generational curses of all of the young poor men in America. And the name he was given: Demon Copperhead. It was an all time favorite and I’m going to get a tattoo for this novel. #pulitzer #pulitzerprize #pulitzerprizewinner #barbrakingsolver #demoncopperhead #davidcopperfield #retelling #fiction #bookstagrammer #booktok
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 😀
We are almost halfway into 2024, and so far this year I have read a little over 50 books! Here are five of my five star reads so far this year. It was really hard to narrow it down, so maybe I’ll do a part two soon 🙃 Have you read any of these, or are any on your list?? Let me know what you think! xoxo #bookstagram #booksta #bookreview #sevenyearslip #wishinggame #demoncopperhead #ministryoftime #funnystory #emilyhenry #books
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
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
ROMANZI DI FORMAZIONE 🎒 Se hai letto uno di questi tre devi leggere assolutamente gli altri due ❤️ 🧑🏻 I protagonisti sono dei ragazzi che “crescono” insieme a noi durante la lettura 🧑🏻 Hanno vissuto esperienze di vita in cui alcuni di noi sicuramente si riconoscono 🧑🏻 É impossibile non affezionarsi a loro, anche al più timido, al più scontroso, al più sfortunato 📖 Fatemi sapere qui sotto se li avete letti, se vi sono piaciuti, che sensazioni vi hanno lasciato 🫶🏻 #nontiscordardileggere #bookstagram #booklover #booksbooksbooks #romances #romanzi #romanzidiformazione #demoncopperhead #hoden #salinger #einaudi #einaudieditore #neripozza #adelphi #adelphiedizioni #petercameron #favouritebooks #mybookshelf #mybook #friendsforbooks #readersofinstagram #readerslife #readerslovebook #readerscorner #lettoridiinstagram #leggeresempre #leggerechepassione #leggere #lettura #lettureconsigliate
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
Bonjour, bonjour 😎 ! Il semblerait qu'il soit enfin temps de reprendre du service 😇 ! Alors avant de passer l'après-midi à travailler je profite de ce matin tranquille pour continuer ma lecture de "On m'appelle Demon Copperhead" sur les recommandations de @chignon_et_lunettes 😇. Et pour l'instant je dois dire que je suis assez contente de ma lecture 🤗. Vous lisez quoi en ce moment ? #bookstagram #bookstragrammer #livrestagram #livrestagrammeuse #lecture #livreaddict #seriallectrice #instalivre #instabook #bookphotography #bookblogging #bookblogger #demoncopperhead
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
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Great Read! . Heartbreaking story, incredible narrative. #demoncopperhead #bestbook #barbarakingsolver #narrative #pulitzer #bookclub #bookclubofinstagram #mustread
Summer buddy-reads 2024... 🥂 I usually wait for the solstice to share my summer reading intentions but I wanted to get ahead this year so we can perhaps align our plans? I needed a good break from hosting buddy-reads this year but I don't see myself reading alone during my 2-month break and summer readalongs are just my favs! There are many many books I want to tackle this summer but here is a selection of works (swipe for 2 more picks) which I think would allow epic discussions, adventure and fun, mostly in the 🇺🇲, always my setting of choice for my longest vacation. I am (attempting) reading the 3 body-problem in June with @juneeatsbooks but all the other ones are open for July/August, just let me know if you are interested in reading one or more. I can host 2 small buddy-reads, one in July and another one in August! Full list: Blackwater by Michael McDowell Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver James by Percival Everett It by Stephen King The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett The Searchers by Alan Le may The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
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
What popular book is most worth the hype for you? I loved Heartstopper so much, if I’d recommend any of these in particular it’d be that #newtobookstagram #heartstopper #aliceoseman #demoncopperhead #themartian #thehobbit #betty #inmemoriam #thelightningthief #beforethecoffeegetscold #themartian #books #bookstagram
“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
Beim Titel Demon Copperhead an David Copperfield von Charles Dickens zu denken, ist goldrichtig. Die sozial engagierte, realistisch erzählte Geschichte des Waisenjungen David aus dem viktorianischen England im Jahr 1850 in die 1990er und 2000er Jahre und in die abgehängte, als „Hillbilly-Provinz“ verachtete US-amerikanische Gebirgsregion der Appalachen zu transferieren, ist Barbara Kingsolver hervorragend gelungen. Damon Fields nimmt darin die Rolle des Jungen Copperfield ein. Schon früh erhält er den Spitznamen Demon, der selbsterklärend ist, und wegen seiner roten Haare Copperhead nach der gleichnamigen Giftschlange (Nordamerikanischer Kupferkopf). An Schicksalsschlägen, die ihm widerfahren, an Ausbeutung, Hunger und Armut, die er erleiden muss, an Resilienz, die er dennoch aufweist, steht er seinem Vorbild aus dem 19. Jahrhundert in nichts nach. * Es sind die 1990er Jahre in einem gottverlassenen Kaff im Lee County/Virginia. Demon lebt mit seiner Mutter in einem Trailer auf dem Grundstück der Familie Peggot. Die Gegend ist geprägt von Armut, Arbeitslosigkeit, Tabakfeldern und Bergwerken. Der Rest der USA schaut herab auf diese Gegend, auf die „Hillbillys“, die Hinterwäldler. Es ist der Teil Amerikas, aus dem auch Barbara Kingsolver stammt. Das Leben dort in den 1990ern ist für die meisten hart. Alkohol und Drogen sind ein großes Problem. Auch Demons Mutter, die nach dem Unfalltod des Vaters alleinerziehend vom kargen Gehalt einer Hilfskraft bei Walmart leben muss, hat diese Probleme. Dank der tatkräftigen Unterstützung der Familie Peggot gelingt es der kleinen Familie aber dennoch, irgendwie zurechtzukommen. Enkel Matt Peggot, von allen nur Maggot genannt, ist Demons bester Freund. Seine Mutter sitzt eine lange Haftstrafe ab. Krankenversicherung, Fürsorge - davon kann man nur träumen. Das armselige, schwierige, aber irgendwie noch halbwegs intakte Leben hat ein Ende, als Demons Mutter einen neuen Freund mitbringt. Dieser Stoner ist ein richtiger Mistkerl, hat den Jungen von Anfang an auf dem Kieker und bewirkt, dass Demon in eine Pflegefamilie kommt. Wie bei seinem berühmten Vorbild geht es mit Demons Leben rauf und runter. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
It’s brilliant! #demoncopperhead
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
• Demon Copperhead • - This was a great book to read. I thought the story was really good and inspiring. 🐍 - Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, Demon Copperhead 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. Relayed in his own unsparing voice, Demon 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. - I gave this book 4 stars. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #books #booksbooksbooks #bookworm #book #booksofig #booksofinstagram #bookrecommendations #bookreview #reading #reader #demoncopperhead #boeken #boekenrecensie
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?
@amandabooked hit me with a red, white, and black stack challenge and voila, some favorites in here as well as some anticipated members of the TBR!
‘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
Five books old and new I would read again! ~ Christine #books #bookstagram #demoncopperhead #outlander #francinerivers #amortowles
Often I read to expand my mind. (And very often it's pure esacpism, which is absolutely fine.) To be able to know and understand different times in different places. This is why I love reading the works of Charles Dickens. I feel like I'm walking the streets of industrial Victorian London, and not the fashionable side. So when Demon Copperhead was released AND won a Pulitzer Prize AND is a retelling of this classic story, of course it made my TBR. And yet I haven't read it. Yet. As a surgeon, school is one of the things I'm good at. I've taken more multiple choice standardized tests than I can remember. So one would think a study of this work would be right up my alley. Read. Think. Compare. Think. Maybe even write an essay to compile those thoughts. But I haven't yet. Because lately, life has been hard. Like really hard. And I don't feel like I have the mental bandwidth to take on a project of this magnitude. I am not in a state that is worthy of the study of these two works. But I will someday. Is there a book on your TBR that you've been avoiding? What is intimidating you about it? Let's talk about and busy through those barriers. Let's support each other!! #aestheticchallenge24 #davidcopperfield #demoncopperhead #classicliterature #pulitzerprizefiction
So, I'm not a book reviewer, or anything fancy like that, but I do enjoy reading (to put it lightly). I've now read 3 @barbara.kingsolver books, with #unshelteredbook being the most recent, and I feel confident in saying: Kingsolver just might be one of the cleverest, most eloquent, thoughtful people in writing today. I first discovered her work after picking up a copy of #thepoisonwoodbible at a thrift store years ago, probably on the recommendation of #stephenking. Poisonwood was an excellent piece of fiction, and it stuck in my mind like a snakebite to the ankle. Then, after laboriously wading my way through the epic that is #davidcopperfield, I discovered Kingsolver's #pulitzerprize winning work #demoncopperhead (astoundingly I went into that one having no idea that it was actually a modern retelling of #dickens classic tale). And now, full circle, we come to #unshelteredbook. All I can say is, if you don't read Barbara Kingsolver's work, you should try; you'll be better, and a little more knowledgeable, for it.
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.
NUOVI ARRIVI! 📢🆕 Un'infanzia difficile e una società impietosa, che lascia ai margini i più vulnerabili: questo accomuna le storie dei tre protagonisti dei romanzi che abbiamo scelto oggi per voi. Tre ragazzi diversi, solitari, che combattono la stessa battaglia per la sopravvivenza. Tra i tanti nuovi arrivi troverete anche questi tre romanzi: 📖 "Storia di Shuggie Bain" di Douglas Stuart; 📖 "Demon Copperhead" di Barbara Kingsolver; 📖 "Oliver Twist" di Charles Dickens. 🔥 Questi e tanti altri nuovi arrivi vi aspettano in biblioteca a Luogosanto!✨😉 #bibliotecaluogosanto #bibliotecadilocusantu #bibliotecadiluogosanto #luogosantopubliclibrary #luogosantolibri #luogosantocultura #nuoviarrivilibri #storiadishuggiebain #demoncopperhead #olivertwist #nuoviarriviluogosanto #newarrivals #newbooks #nuovilibriluogosanto
💭Demon Copperhead - Barbara Kingsolver ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Meraviglioso. Vincitore del premio pulitzer 2023. 💔Una storia emozionante che percorre tutte le avventure e disavventure del protagonista toccando temi anche pesanti..la cosa più bella? È che parla di un ragazzo normale, certo sfortunato, ma normale.. il quale un po’ per colpa sua e un po’ per colpa del contesto in cui è nato si trova a dover affrontare diverse difficoltà. ❤️🔥Un viaggio attraverso i suoi pensieri e tutti i suoi cambiamenti, un racconto che segue la crescita di un bambino che diventa uomo. 🧸Avevo paura potesse risultare noioso..invece è bellissimo, scritto in maniera magistrale..ti tiene incollato alle pagine, ti porta ad affezionarti a Demon e a voler sapere come la sua vita si evolverà. In una parola: emozionante.✨
@barbara.kingsolver #demoncopperhead Świetna #książka, pochłonęła mnie ta historia. #przeczytane #literatura #czytam
We are reading “Demon Copperhead” this month, have you read it yet? If you have, drop your thoughts in the comments below. Or, if you are in Sydney, pop along to @forresterssydney and let us know your thoughts! . . . . . #bookclub #books #onthesamepage #otsp #bookstagram #bookworm #booklover #bookworm #booktag #DemonCopperhead #BookTok
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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
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. ⬇️
“Prima di tutto sono nato. C’era una discreta folla ad assistere all’evento e questo è tutto quello che hanno fatto: il grosso del lavoro è toccato a me.” La voce di Demon Copperhead preannuncia, in quel “il grosso del lavoro è toccato a me”, il tornado che sarà la sua esistenza. La narrazione ci porta con sé in America e precisamente nel sud rurale degli Appalachi, Virginia, regione sfruttata dall’economia a seguito dell’estrazione del carbone e, poi, dalle coltivazioni tossiche/intensive di tabacco. Tutti coloro che cercano altro in questo territorio inevitabilmente dovranno arrendersi a queste ultime o in alternativa prostrarsi dinanzi a lavori precari e sottopagati. La denuncia che viene rivolta al sistema, oltre ad una mancanza massiccia di lavoro, è la carenza nell’istruzione pubblica, nell’assistenza sanitaria e nei servizi sociali per l’infanzia. In un luogo di questo tipo, Demon si ritrova ad essere l’adulto prima della sua famiglia; composta unicamente da sua madre e, dopo l’unico adulto su cui potrà effettivamente contare. In uno scenario già nerissimo fa capolino un’epidemia o meglio l’epidemia degli oppioidi. Il protagonista vedrà sparire tutto e tutti intorno a sé, come se fossero stati inghiottiti e risucchiati da qualcosa di più grande ed invisibile, un nemico assai temibile, e Demon si definirà: “il pezzetto marcio della torta americana che tutti avrebbero voluto semplicemente far sparire”. Innocenza, cinismo e tono scanzonato ci accompagnano fino alla fine del romanzo vincitore del premio pulitzer del 2023. Voi avete letto questo libro? Vi è piaciuto? Ringrazio @neripozza e @giulia.maselli per la copia di questo meraviglioso romanzo.❤️🔥🏹 #book #bookworm #booklover #bookstagram #booknerd #bookaddict #bookphotography #bookphotography #read #readmorebooks #reading #readreadread #readmore #reader #readingtime📖 #readings #readinglist #readingcommunity #readingnook #goodbook #goodbooks #goodbookstoread #timetorelax #demoncopperhead #neripozza #neripozzaeditore #premiopulitzer #caffèletterario #consiglidilettura #consigliolibri #consigliodelgiorno
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
Join us at our next Book Club, this time in-person!! Tuesday, May 21, 2023, 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM Location: In Person - Yonge & Eglinton area - in a member's home CAWEE's Book Club continues. The book is "Demon Copperhead" by Barbara Kingsolver In addition to a book review of "Demon Copperhead" by Barbara Kingsolver, we ask you to please bring a favourite book (wrapped up) and be prepared to tell us about it (in a few minutes). At the end of the meeting, you will get to select a wrapped book that someone else brought to the event. The first book drawn will be the book that will be discussed at a future Book Club. Book club meetings are a member-only benefit and are free. Please join us! Register with link in bio!
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