Stella Moore

I thought it became very soapy and was way too long.I did not see or get the attraction to freezing weather, ignorant people, junk piled in yards and extremely abusive father and a mother that put up w the abuse over and over.I also thought it unbelievable that so many lived on no money and no jobs in a virtual wilderness.

In the beginning, I thought the wriiter was very poetic but soon lost that fascination. The story is somewhat unbelievable with a girl's family abandoning her when she is about 6 years old.She grows up alone learning to feed herself and live in a swamp with out a indoor bathroom , electricity or running water. She does not ever go to school but is taught to read and write by a young boy who befriend her. She teaches herself to drive a boat, refuel it and even earn money for food and gasoline.Pretty unbelievable all in all but becomes like a zoological mantra for birds and feathers found by the girl in this swamp land. I thought it too long and not terribly believable and at times very juvenile. Probably good reading for a preteen or early adolescent girl. The writer is a mature woman and an obvious lover of nature.She has a Phd. In Zoology.

It reads like it was written by a mentally ill person. it doesn't make sense.Go ahead try reading it..you will see.