Years ago, the first time I tried to read this book, I gave up. It took some effort but I managed to get deeper into the book on second try, and was rewarded. The writing itself should keep those who like real literature engaged, but the story is the real hook. Sad and gruesome and compelling. One o...
To say this was a disappointing book doesn't even come close to articulating the real heartbreak I felt finishing it. Painted as a female answer to Golding's Lord of the Flies, John Dollar describes the days after eight girls, one woman, and one man are washed ashore on a deserted island off Burma.W...
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