Lauren

This book made me lose my appetite, but holy moly that was a quite the book.

If you can stomach body horror and bug stuff, I think you'll find this to be a 5 star read.

But I'd recommend this over LORD OF THE FLIES any day of the week.

ANYBODY WANT A PEANUT?

As a super fan of the movie, I was so excited to listen to the behind the scenes stories of the actors during the production.

Cary Elwes is charming, and a lovely story teller.

A great listen for any fan.

One of those books you should DEFINITELY listen to the audio version of

2.5 I'm not a fan of the movie, but liked this a lot more. I've had a string of disappointing reads of classic books this year. It's hard to get past all the racist comments and descriptors that get casually thrown around.

I didn't despise the writing from a talent/skill perspective, but I am horrified at the use of the n-word, the constant stream of racism and misogyny and the absolute tedium of having to deal with the last 3rd of the book which once again brings the unbearable Tom Sawyer to the front and center.