I found a pristine copy of Demon Copperfield in the Little Library on my street! Hope to get to it sometime this summer. I quit Poisonwood Bible, too, but I loved her Prodigal Summer.
Demon Copperhead sounds great. I've dismissed it in the past, but you've sold me. Birnam Wood is on my TBR, as is Pizza Girl. I had a great time reading Rebecca, and 100% agree about that cover. I don't know what they were thinking with that edition. I appreciate your channel so much. Your intellect, articulation, and overall content choices are so magnetic. Thank you!
You are too kind - thank you! Honestly I don't know how I've put off reading Rebecca this long, always nice when the universe conspires to give you a little nudge.
How do you manage to mention so many books I'd been meaning to read and always forget to in a mid-year freakout tag? Ah dang it. One day I need to write them all down instead of relying on memory :D
At my age I've started relying on a Pinterest board to save all the books I'm hoping to read. At home, it feels like I have an unending list of TBRs - at the bookshop, my mind goes completely blank every time.
@@ThePoptimist that is actually a nice idea. I mostly use wish lists on amazon and audible, but in a book store I turn into an overwhelmed kid in a toy store (aka headless chicken).
Demon Copperhead is one of top 3 so far (along with How High We Go in the Dark and The Night Ship) and it inspired me to read David Copperfield; loved it! This is the first time I've been even vaguely interested in Pod! The Bear was so good and I'm sad that it's over again.
Well hell, now I need to check out The Night Ship considering how much I loved both Demon Copperhead and How High We Go in the Dark! The Bear's episode length was perfect for the story but it also meant I just blazed through the season. Missing it already too!
Tell you what… maybe we can buddy read _David Copperfield_ … in a few years. (It’s a book I want to read but really can’t see getting to.) And then something needs to be done to get you to cut back on the trade-show gallivanting. We need more books talked about here! I’m glad you got to this tag, was seriously hoping for it. 👍
Not everyone is ready to return to travel so there a few of us picking up the slack but this year has been especially busy! One day we'll get to David Copperfield!
I've never ventured into The Poisonwood Bible, but feel exactly the same way about Demon Copperhead. (FWIW, I enjoyed David Copperfield many years ago.) I've snagged a copy of Yellowface, but it may be a bit before I get to it. I share your takes on Celeste Ng and Emily St. John Mandel, too.
I had to read the Poisonwood bible for a class in college and absolutely hated every minute of it but your endorsement makes me think I should give Kingsolver another chance
Right?! Never had luck with Kingsolver before but happy to have the universe but this book in my hands - hope you get the chance to check it out and enjoy it as much as I did.
