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Reply To: David Copperfield

DawnW — Sat, 23 Dec 2023 16:27:41 +0000

I am in the middle of a movie version of David Copperfield on Hulu (with Dev Patel). I am loving it, but I’m not sure exactly how closely it follows the book as I read it approximately 100 years ago. I used to read all of Barbara Kingsolver’s books but didn’t keep up with them for some reason. I also heard her on the Armchair Expert podcast and Loved her. I loved what she had to say about the power of reading and how she decided the way in which she wrote this book. I am about halfway through and am amazed by it. Like Dax Shepherd said on the podcast, if you didn’t know who the author was, you could only assume it was a male who had actually lived this life. I am simultaneously watching the Hulu show “Dopesick” which she references as a good look into the origins of the opioid epidemic.

Reply To: David Copperfield

Julie — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 13:14:38 +0000

Thanks Kathy- I’ll give this a listen!

Reply To: Should This Book Stay On the List?

Kathy — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:46:31 +0000

I heard Kingsolver speak about writing this book here:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/barbara-kingsolver-author-of-demon-copperhead/id1345682353?i=1000634238380

Reply To: Should This Book Stay On the List?

Kathy — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:37:18 +0000

I heard the author discuss writing this book (and other topics) here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/barbara-kingsolver-author-of-demon-copperhead/id1345682353?i=1000634238380

she addresses some of your comments.

Reply To: David Copperfield

Kathy — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:32:28 +0000

I heard the author discuss creating this character and setting here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/barbara-kingsolver-author-of-demon-copperhead/id1345682353?i=1000634238380

Hope you enjoy!

Reply To: David Copperfield

Kathy — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:25:30 +0000

Julie – that’s a wonderful idea – I should do that! I remember some of what I learned in probably middle school (?) about the original, but am sure reading again would add a new dimension to Kingsolver’s update.

Thanks for the suggestion!

David Copperfield

Julie — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 18:30:34 +0000

I’m curious if others have read Dickens’ David Copperfield either before or after reading Demon.
I love Victorian lit, and have read several Dickens but hadn’t read Copperfield yet. I ended up reading it about a month after reading this one. I wish I had read it first because it seems more natural to read the source material first.

Reply To: Should This Book Stay On the List?

Jaimette — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 16:58:22 +0000

While I dont think the topics in this book are specific to this region, I do think it is a book worth reading to understand the deep , complex issues with depression, drug use and economic hardship.

Reply To: Yes to staying on the list.

Lisa — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 16:25:53 +0000

Loved this book!

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Alisa — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 17:19:18 +0000

Definitely keep it on! Although this book covers some very difficult topics, it is told with a lot of heart. It’s obvious Barbara Kingsolver loves this region and cares deeply about the people and the problems they face, some universal and some quite specific to the region’s generational economic situation.