Bone Jack

Definitely the kind of book that could give me nightmares, or at least keep me up late until I finish. But no, I got about 1/2-way last night and am having trouble picking it up today. It doesn't seem to be poorly written, but for some reason it's not grabbing me.
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Done. Hmm. Could be ineffective because it's told so matter-of-factly. Some explanations are repeated too many times, too. And the metaphor is a bit obvious, as are the earnest themes. It's not a bad book, but to me it just seems insufficient. Since I can't think of anyone to whom I'd recommend it, I'm rounding down my 2.5 star rating. Still, the author has potential, and I'd consider more by her.

Oh, and btw, though some aspects of it resemble [b:Lord of the show more Flies|7624|Lord of the Flies|William Golding|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327869409s/7624.jpg|2766512], the themes are not similar. And, unfortunately, the behavior of the hounds (the boys who are to be doing the chasing, and the intimidation beforehand, is never dealt with. show less