Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner

6 reviews

lauren_dayle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

kimmii's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Child abuse, and Death

halfass_reviewer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I'm not going to give a true review because I had to finish the book for class, with that being said had it not being for class the book probably would've been marked 'dnf'. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Violence, Racial slurs, and Homophobia

liamourie's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Gun violence, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Pedophilia, Fatphobia, and Homophobia

shaheenreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Jeff Zentner nailed it with this one. Dill, an imprisoned preacher’s son, Lydia, a well known fashion blogger, and Travis, a fantasy fiction fan stuck in the world of his novels, all live in a small town in Tennessee. All three want to forget their past. All three want something better, but their past is preventing their future.
Dill is the son of an imprisoned preacher who used snakes and strychnine as part of his ministry. Dill’s name is forever sullied in the town due to his father’s imprisonment of possession of child pornography, and Dill just wants to break free from his parents mistakes so he can live his own life. With his friends by his side, he learns about love, loss, what family should be, and what he values most.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Homophobia, Gun violence, and Violence

raydgaf's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Grief, Fatphobia, Domestic abuse, Death, and Child abuse

Minor: Racism