Fat Angie vs The serpent king: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: High school students, Friendship, Young Adult, Children's fiction, Fiction
Fat Angie
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Angie is broken—by her can’t-be-bothered mother, by her high-school tormenters, and by being the only one who thinks her varsity-athlete-turned-war-hero sister is still alive. Having failed to kill herself—in front of a…
The serpent king
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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…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Fat Angie is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 7 for The serpent king.
- The serpent king has the widest readership — 23128 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Fat Angie | The serpent king | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (23128) |
| Hardcover | 3.4 (7) | 4.2 (37) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (14) | 4.5 (60) |
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Reception
| Fat Angie | The serpent king | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 14 | 23128 |
| Editions | 8 | 8 |
| Citations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 34489 |
| Reading it now | — | 603 |
| Written reviews | — | 4845 |
| Pages | 272 | 384 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Fat Angie or The serpent king?
The serpent king has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The serpent king 4.1/5, Fat Angie 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: Fat Angie or The serpent king?
Fat Angie is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Fat Angie (272 pages, ≈ 5 h 02 m); The serpent king (384 pages, ≈ 7 h 07 m).
Which is harder to read: Fat Angie or The serpent king?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Fat Angie: Light; The serpent king: Light.