Michael is a 20-something theatrical gay man living in a river town in 1984. He worries that life is passing him by even though he’s a busy witty beautiful drag queen. Snake Girl is his pet name since he’d once played one in a carnival sideshow after running away from home. When he returns to the family farm, when his parents are killed, he uncovers more secrets than just the KKK, who have already killed a friend. Michael and his small band of friends become Druid warriors to conquer the legendary horror that is after them… as they also just work to get ahead in life, dreaming of money and true love.
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Alicia rated it on Goodreads
Really liked it Based on the blurb and cover art, I think I was expecting a rollicking, slightly cartoonish adventure. This has a lot more literary aspiration than that - although I'd want to read the cartoony book too. Michael is a slightly lost, whimsical, narcissistic young man who isn't sure how old he is, but very conscious that he is owed a more fabulous life and doesn't quite know how to get it.
The early 80s decaying river town setting is so tangible it feels like it must be at least semi-autobiographical. Unfortunately at the moment, with hate groups being emboldened, I can't see it framed as those were the bad old days we've left behind, it seems worryingly contemporary.
I don't think all the devices land, but it's a much better read than I anticipated.
Really liked it Based on the blurb and cover art, I think I was expecting a rollicking, slightly cartoonish adventure. This has a lot more literary aspiration than that - although I'd want to read the cartoony book too. Michael is a slightly lost, whimsical, narcissistic young man who isn't sure how old he is, but very conscious that he is owed a more fabulous life and doesn't quite know how to get it.
The early 80s decaying river town setting is so tangible it feels like it must be at least semi-autobiographical. Unfortunately at the moment, with hate groups being emboldened, I can't see it framed as those were the bad old days we've left behind, it seems worryingly contemporary.
I don't think all the devices land, but it's a much better read than I anticipated.