The Serpent King Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Jeff Zentner
SCORE
4.5
TOTAL RATINGS
92

The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner Book Summary

Named to ten BEST OF THE YEAR lists and selected as a William C. Morris Award Winner,The Serpent King is the critically acclaimed, much-beloved story of three teens who find themselves--and each other--while on the cusp of graduating from high school with hopes of leaving their small-town behind. Perfect for fans of John Green's Turtles All the Way Down.

"Move over, John Green; Zentner is coming for you." —The New York Public Library

“Will fill the infinite space that was left in your chest after you finished The Perks of Being a Wallflower.” —BookRiot.com 
 
Dill isn't the most popular kid at his rural Tennessee high school. After his father fell from grace in a public scandal that reverberated throughout their small town, Dill became a target. Fortunately, his two fellow misfits and best friends, Travis and Lydia, have his back. 

But as they begin their senior year, Dill feels the coils of his future tightening around him. His only escapes are music and his secret feelings for Lydia--neither of which he is brave enough to share. Graduation feels more like an ending to Dill than a beginning. But even before then, he must cope with another ending--one that will rock his life to the core.
 
Debut novelist Jeff Zentner provides an unblinking and at times comic view of the hard realities of growing up in the Bible belt, and an intimate look at the struggles to find one’s true self in the wreckage of the past.

“A story about friendship, family and forgiveness, it’s as funny and witty as it is utterly heartbreaking.” —PasteMagazine.com

“A brutally honest portrayal of teen life . . . [and] a love letter to the South from a man who really understands it.” —Mashable.com

“I adored all three of these characters and the way they talked to and loved one another.”—New York Times

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Book Name The Serpent King
Genre Coming of Age
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Language English
E-Book Size 4.87 MB

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Absolutely Incredible.. I walked into this book cynical. I had been forced to read it for English and thought, “I hope this one’s at least decent.” And it was more than decent. Zentner really captured the perfect small town feel I love in a book. Along with the “three best friends navigating the world together” dynamic I absolutely adore. Besides basic elements like that, the premise of the story; Dillard’s family name being dirtied plenty of times in the past and present, Lydia battling between fame and her friends, and Travis’ difficulties expressing himself around his father, we’re all extremely interesting and well done. You can tell these three people dearly love each other no matter the differences. This book made me sob harder than it should’ve. It had me balled up on the end of my couch crying like a baby. It had me sitting on the edge of my seat, audibly gasping in public like a maniac, and scrambling to tell one of my closest friends all about it. I felt myself really relating to it in a way I haven’t seen in a book before. The way it addressed the grief of losing a loved one, the fear of growing up and growing away, and especially suicide was extremely interesting. This book explains these topics in a new light I haven’t seen before, and one I can relate to. This book was extremely well done and I recommend it to anyone looking for a good read that’ll keep you on the edge of your seat and reading until you can’t read anymore.

Serpent King Bites...in a good way. Zentner marvelously captures the stinging angst of every teen blossoming between the weighty concrete sidewalk cracks of their own Forestville (one R).

I have found my favorite book. This novel is one that will stay with me for the rest of my life. Jeff zentner has impacted me in such a powerful way and I simply loved the book. The characters felt my friends I laughed, cried, cheered, and cried some more during their success and their setbacks. I don't think I have ever this emotionally attached to a book or to a set of characters. The awesome thing about this book is that it will resonate with so many different teens going through so many different trials (depression, suicide, abuse, sex, poverty, pornography, crazy parents, falling in love, etc.) So do yourself a favor and read this life altering novel! I guarantee you won't regret it:)

Amazing. The Serpent King is about three teenagers Lydia and Dill and Travis. They all three outcasts. Come from three different ways of living. But they remain friends. I could really relate to Dill and the things he went through with his mother and father. Travis my heart ache for him. I felt like i wanted be there for Travis. Lydia I understood her. I didn't think I would get into this book due to what it was about. But I enjoyed and couldn't put in down. It will be a book that I reread one day again.

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Summary of The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner

The The Serpent King book written by Jeff Zentner was published on 08 March 2016, Tuesday in the Coming of Age category. A total of 92 readers of the book gave the book 4.5 points out of 5.

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