To those who love Barbara Kingsolver and who have read or

[japple]

might consider reading Demon Copperhead, here is an interview that a friend sent to me. It adds perspective to the way she wrote the book.

https://www.aamearts.org/magazine/article/kingsolver-hopes-she-has-created-the-great-appalachian-novel/202209271704411336?fbclid=IwAR1Q5WBupJ67PLzPOc3ZdpBE_dth1tJYgjQNYgpHaI1KcWTehgxKLR9KuM4

[The Blue Flower]

1. Just read it

She's amazing. Looking forward to this article.

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2. I read it last month, absolutely loved it.

Thanks for sharing this, japple!

[japple]

3. I finished it last week. I think it is one of the most amazing books I've

ever read. Even though the subject matter was tough, she (Damon/Demon) dealt with it in an amazing way--so hopeful, positive, and always looking to the future!

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4. I first read and loved Barbara Kingsolver's early books. They took place in Tucson / Northern AZ

and I had just moved there after college. They were so truthful and heart wrenching. Joyful and painful traveling together.

Look forward to this one.

[japple]

5. I loved those early books, too. The Bean Trees and Pigs in Heaven were

so different than what I had been reading. I have thoroughly enjoyed the journey with Barbara Kingsolver.

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6. I felt she really captured Tucson in the late 70s - early 80s. 💗

[radical noodle]

7. Thank you!

My first Kingsolver book was The Poisonwood Bible and I was hooked.

[hippywife]

8. Thanks for sharing this.

I've had this book on my TBR for some time now simply because she wrote it (Poisonwood Bible hooked me and I've read most of her others, as well), but since I can only use the library to read, it will be a long time before I get it.

Because of my own experiences over the past several years, which I won't detail here, I was in tears by the time I read this interview. Especially the last two paragraphs. I cannot wrap my head around how we can have people like this with so much vision and compassion, and yet there are people like the republicans, Purdue Pharma's leadership, and Elon Musk to name just a few, who set out only to hurt people who have the least in any way to deal with their harm. I imagine I'll never have more than the superficial understanding of how and why they do what they do. There's absolutely no way anyone with a conscience could live with themselves.

On a lighter note, I thought how she wrote it and where it started was waaaaay cool!