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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver[/quote]

I'm reading this now as well. It's really depressing.... I love Kingsolver, and this is well-written, but I have to force myself to read it because it's so dark. Just one terrible event after another. [/quote]

I just added this 5 minutes ago to my wish list based on a "top 10 books of 2022" list, but yeesh!  Sounds like I may not make it through, but will give it a try.  [/quote]

I’m the first PP who is reading it, and I’m enjoying it (I do also love Dickens), but I am currently taking a short break because yeah, it gets dark. I just need to pause a bit before I go on.[/quote]

I'm the PP who found it depressing. I finished it and think it's a true 5 star book, but it's bleak. It really picks up around the second half. I think one of the most bleak parts about the book is that Kingsolver doesn't sugarcoat the reality of the opioid crisis in SWVA. It made me want to learn more, and there is some hope at the end. Overall, I recommend it even though there were times I had to put it down and walk away. [/quote]

I'm the PP who had to take a break, and I finally finished it. I agree with you entirely. The other thing I will say is that I grew up not too far from where the book is set (in Knoxville, actually), and it feels really true to the setting to me. [/quote]

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