Barbara Kingsolver’s Demon Copperhead: Review and Summary

Explore this Demon Copperhead review and summary for an in-depth story to everything you need to know about the now Pulitzer Prize-winning, Oprah’s Book Club selection by Barbara Kingsolver.

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Demon Copperhead Review

Demon Copperhead Characters

• Damon Fields (“Demon Copperhead”)

• “Mom” Fields

Demon Copperhead Summary

• Inspired by Charles Dickens’s David Copperfield, Demon Copperhead transports the reader to modern-day Appalachia.

Demon Copperhead Review

• I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again, from the very extraordinary first sentence of Demon Copperhead, from those first five words.

Is Demon Copperhead a true story?

No. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver is a fictional story inspired by another fictional story.

Frequently Asked Questions

What race is Demon Copperhead?

In Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver, the titular character is Melungeon.

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