# Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

3 Hacker News commenters recommended Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Readers who picked it up in 2025 called it a good read and said they liked the story.

## Why people recommend it

- Good story readers enjoyed (2 comments): "Also this year I enjoyed Demon Copperhead, Mobility, Land of Milk and Honey, Afterworld, The Terror." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46405325)) "It's really good and I like the story" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46400944))
- Named among favorite 2025 reads (1 comments): "Also this year I enjoyed Demon Copperhead, Mobility, Land of Milk and Honey, Afterworld, The Terror." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46405325))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/crime-and-punishment.md): 39 recommend
- [The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/brothers-karamazov.md): 28 recommend
- [Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace](https://hackerapproved.com/p/infinite-jest.md): 26 recommend
- [The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://hackerapproved.com/p/great-gatsby.md): 24 recommend
- [Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand](https://hackerapproved.com/p/atlas-shrugged.md): 23 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0063251981?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780063251984) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver", https://hackerapproved.com/p/demon-copperhead/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).