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japple

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22. Barbara Kingsolver's, DEMON COPPERHEAD. I have read most of Barbara

Reply to hermetic (Original post)

Sun Nov 27, 2022, 06:49 PM

Nov 2022

Kingsolver's work and have followed her progress from the early days of The Bean Trees. Most of her readers seem to agree that Poisonwood Bible is her best work, although it is not among my favorites. The Lacuna was my favorite until this one. Her re-imagining of Charles Dickens' David Copperfield with the setting in 21st Century Appalachia is brilliant.

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What are the BEST BOOKS you've read in 2022? [View all] hermetic Jan 2022 OP

David Rosenfelt's "Best in Snow" (play on words "best in show") SheltieLover Jan 2022 #1

Best In Show hermetic Jan 2022 #3

Braiding Sweetgrass, The Sentence, The Magician Ocelot II Jan 2022 #2

Braiding Sweetgrass hermetic Jan 2022 #4

It is! I loved it. Ocelot II Jan 2022 #5

Braiding Sweetgrass for me, too. Ocelot II Jan 2023 #27

It's only the third day of this year. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2022 #6

Oh, I know hermetic Jan 2022 #7

I misread the OP and posted books I'd read in 2021. Haven't finished any Ocelot II Jan 2022 #9

The Body by Bill Bryson PBC_Democrat Jan 2022 #8

One of my favorite authors! bif Jan 2022 #14

I just finished The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles. Staph Jan 2022 #10

That sounds lovely hermetic Jan 2022 #11

"Harlem Shuffle" by Carson Whitehead, for one. AngryOldDem Jan 2022 #12

"Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir bif Jan 2022 #13

Jack Reache pepperroxy Apr 2022 #15

I guarantee you'll get more out of the Reacher series if you watch this video first Brother Buzz Apr 2022 #16

I love the Reacher books...and the series on Amazon I think...I also loved the movies. Demsrule86 Aug 2022 #18

THE SENTENCE by Louise Erdrich hermetic May 2022 #17

Ha, I just finished The Sentence and looked up this thread to post it as my best for 2022 to date KPN Oct 2022 #19

Awesome! hermetic Oct 2022 #21

Neat! Just saw this now. Still tyhe best book I've read this year. KPN Dec 2022 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author KPN Oct 2022 #20

Barbara Kingsolver's, DEMON COPPERHEAD. I have read most of Barbara japple Nov 2022 #22

so far (there are still 4 weeks left in the year) yellowdogintexas Dec 2022 #23

That's an impressive list hermetic Dec 2022 #24

the fact that I read a lot of pure escapist books makes it pretty amazing yellowdogintexas Dec 2022 #25