by Pam Bachorz, Jessica Almasy
Actual rating: 3.5
DROUGHT is about a girl named Ruby who lives as a slave with her mother and the other followers of Otto. She is approximately 200-years-old as are the others in her group. The water they drink gives them extended life. They are enslaved by Darwin West, an evil, greedy man who is in love with Ruby's...
I think this has potential other than formatting issues. Need to get a full copy though.
Let me tell you that I have read some crazy books but I have never read anything like this. This plot is so crazy and weird. Very weird. This book was very slow to start off with. The reader doesn't get very much information on what exactly is going on. I was confused but intrigued at the same time...
i was first drawn to this book because of the beautiful cover. then i read an excerpt from the novel, and i knew i had to get my hands on this book as soon as possible. and once i did, the story was so compelling that i found it very difficult to put down. ruby has been a slave in a cult-like soc...
I've been sitting and trying to write this review for about the last 20 minutes, and I still don't know exactly how to express my feeling about this book. Disappointment reigns supreme right now, but I also have an appreciation for the writing in the book so I'm at war with myself. Be warned that th...
Wow. I have never read a book with so many selfish and cruel people. Despite many inconsistencies, I couldn't put it down. Not sure about the grade yet - need to ponder for a day or so.
Drought is a thought-provoking novel that despite a few flaws had me quite captivated. It tells the tale of Ruby who lives in a cult like environment, and who longs for the day that her people can be freed from the tyrannical Darwin West. The world that Pam Bachorz creates is quite different than wh...
DROUGHT is about a girl named Ruby who lives as a slave with her mother and the other followers of Otto. She is approximately 200-years-old as are the others in her group. The water they drink gives them extended life. They are enslaved by Darwin West, an evil, greedy man who is in love with Ruby's...
4.5 stars see full review at http://fireandicephoto.blogspot.com/2010/11/book-review-drought-by-pam-bachorz.htmlDrought describes a group of congregants led by Sula Prosser, a woman raised by a trapper father and no mother. Soon after Sula falls in love with Darwin West and becomes engaged to him ne...
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