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Reading Well: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Daniel (@MKNN)

I’ve always been a devotee of Barbara Kingsolver (see prior writeups of Unsheltered and Prodigal Summer), but had largely assumed the crowning achievement of her illustrious career would be 1998’s The Poisonwood Bible. Enter 2022’s Demon Copperhead, a novel of … Continue reading →

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Reading Well: Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Daniel (@MKNN)

I have very high expectations each time I start a book by Barbara Kingsolver. Most of the time, she exceeds them. Unsheltered (2018) is a good book, but not among her best. The premise/structure is pretty lovely: the novel alternates … Continue reading →

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Reading Well: Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Daniel (@MKNN)

Barbara Kingsolver‘s Prodigal Summer (2000) is a lovely book. But it’s Kingsolver: we expect no less. There are three adjacent plot lines throughout the book: each chapter, save one, is titled Predators, Old Chestnuts, or Moth Love, and while the characters are either related or … Continue reading →

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