Reading "Demon Copperhead"

 There are books that grab you.  There are books you read to get to the end just to finish it.  There are books that take you to other worlds.  I just read.  Good, bad and I almost aways finish what I start.  Even though sometimes that feels like a waste of time. 

Over the years I have discovered something about myself.  If I really really enjoy a story, I will slow it down.  It is like wanting to hurry to the end but not hurry so to make it last. Most books that I read are just stories and I can hurry if I want to.  I no longer read the endings before I am halfway through.  I almost always take a Stephen King book and make it last as long as possible.  I slowed down the Harry Potter books.  I just liked to live in the stories. 

Right now, I am reading "Demon Copperhead" by Barbara Kingsolver.   Her stories kind of rival King's stories in that I want to live there.  And as I am reading this book, I realize that I have done this with other books by her.  She has a way of writing that just sparks my imagination.  

My friend Kim had recommended this story to me last year.  She said it was great.  And she is right, so I recommend it to anyone interested in the subject matter, anyone who likes Kingsolver books, and just in general.  The story takes you through the life of a poor boy from birth to adulthood.  It touches on addiction, poverty, social programs and life.  

Kingsolver has an interesting way to write.  I have had a friend tell me Kingsolver is just not interesting enough to hold anyone's attention.  That friend meant her attention.  Because if you get Kingsolver's way of writing you get another world that you want to live in for a while just for the story.  She is a marvelous storyteller.