Loved Demon Copperhead. Really loved it. It reminds me of Goldfinch in tone, and the matter of fact point of view of what is what in their universe. Beautiful writing.
We have left the basic needs of the disenfranchised utterly unmet.
Plus me even writing that sentence makes me want to puke.
At the point where he just realizes others contempt of him in what? 6th grade? Plus with his “whoops” foreshadowing (and beautifully written) I waited for the other shoe to fall.
Btw I have strong opinions about shoes. Another discussion sometime.