kittybird reviewed The serpent king by Jeff Zentner
Review of 'The serpent king' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
A good
372 pages
English language
Published Jan. 11, 2016 by Random House Children's Books.
5 stars
(4 reviews)
The son of a Pentecostal preacher faces his personal demons as he and his two outcast friends try to make it through their senior year of high school in rural Forrestville, Tennessee without letting the small-town culture destroy their creative spirits and sense of self.
Kias_Hammy reviewed The serpent king by Jeff Zentner
Review of 'The serpent king' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Extraordinary. The dialogue is snappy a la Rachel Cohn and David Levithan and the characters have the depth and empathy of John Greene's best. But the setting and plot are unique, and the wrenching denouement makes the common of age part so much more poignant.
Subjects
- Country life
- Self-actualization (Psychology)
- Friendship
- Fiction