Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes vs The serpent king: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Friendship, Young Adult, Fiction
Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes
The daily class discussions about the nature of man, the existence of God, abortion, organized religion, suicide and other contemporary issues serve as a backdrop for a high-school senior's attempt to answer a friend's…
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The serpent king
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…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The serpent king has the widest readership — 23128 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes | The serpent king | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (14463) | 4.1 (23128) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (11) | 4.2 (37) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (68) | 4.5 (60) |
Reception
| Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes | The serpent king | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 14463 | 23128 |
| Editions | 16 | 8 |
| Citations | — | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 9912 | 34489 |
| Reading it now | 281 | 603 |
| Written reviews | 1393 | 4845 |
| Wikipedia attention | 188 | — |
| Pages | 304 | 384 |