Demon Copperhead
Cut along the dashed lines and pass the cards around the table.
What was the weather, your snack, or your reading spot like when you really fell into this book? Where did it find you?
Demon's voice is so distinctive. Was there a line or turn of phrase that made you laugh out loud or stop and reread it?
The mountains and hollers feel like a character themselves. What place from your own life does the setting remind you of, and how did Kingsolver's descriptions make you feel about home?
So many adults drift in and out of Demon's life. Which of the kinder grown-ups did you find yourself rooting for hardest, and why did their warmth land for you?
This book sits with poverty, addiction, and foster care in tender ways. Were there moments that softened how you think about those struggles, or about the people living through them?
Friendship, art, and small comforts keep Demon afloat. What small comforts in your own life have carried you through a hard stretch?
Without giving anything away, was there a stretch of the story that genuinely hurt to read? How did you take care of yourself while staying with it?
When you closed the book, what feeling stayed with you the longest, and who or what did you want to call, hug, or thank afterward?