Book Review: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

As someone who grew up in eastern Kentucky in the 1990s, I approached Barbara Kingsolver's 'Demon Copperhead' with deep skepticism. Stories set in Appalachia often miss the mark—they either romanticize a past that I'm pretty sure never existed or dismiss and belittle the communities and people I grew up in. However, upon reading it, I found much of this book feels like home.