The Snake of God

by Bard Young

Cultural Writing. The snake invites us to a closer look, but with a warning: Fear less and understand more, but learn that time and distances lie between the snake and what our culture brings to us in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1881320863
• ISBN13: 9781881320869
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Salmon Run Press
• Length: 173 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Mr. Young wrote this for people in the south.

Mr.Young wrote this book about boyhood adventures in the south, and I can relate coming from the south. After meeting Mr.Young I got a deep appreication for his book. This is a good piece of literature for anyone who wants a good read and something to think about.

Bard Young connected me with familiar childhood ghosts

Bard offers empathy and absolution for the ineptness that comes with the territory of growning up and which haunts one for a lifetime. He reaches into his thoughts about courage which are often felt and rarely confessed and shares them in a most compelling manner. I've been reading women's literature almost exclusively for some time and found Snake of God a refreshing change and a reminder of how close the genders can be.

Wonderful book, takes you from laughter to tears & back

The writer has a beautiful way with words. This is a short book, and one you won't be able to put down until you've finished. I plan to give a copy to those I love the most this Christmas.

A masterpiece in treatment of fear v. respect in the South

The Snake of God is truly a work of art and of the mind. Young poses the unique question to the reader about his/her own treatment of feelings of fear, confidence, and prejudice through a series of childhood experiencs in rural Alabama. The depictions of the people and places are impeccable, and the underlying current of respect for nature is effectively presented. This book is a must