Based on the books I’ve read and liked, Librarything suggested that I might like The God of Animals. I’ve just finished and I have to say, I really loathed this book.
It is a well-written, compelling story of a girl growing up on a barely-making-it horse farm in a desert valley. She has no friends and [...]
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The God of Animals by Aryn Kyle
Posted in Book Reviews, Coming of Age, Death and Dying, dysfunction, families, farms/ranches, tagged childhood, horses, peer pressure, teachers, wealth, working class on March 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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