The Drifting Classroom Vol. 5by Sheena McNeilReviews may contain information that could be considered 'spoilers'. Readers should proceed at their own risk. Publisher
Credits Grade: 7 The Drifting Classroom is a horrific new twist on The Lord of the Flies. An elementary school hasbeen transported to a barren land full of dangers without ... and within. In this volume the students narrowly escape man-eating insects, but only after creating a scape-goat and attacking with mob mentality. Sho is in charge, but it is a precarious position that is threatened every time there is a new danger or threat. Now, students are taking sick with a deadly plague and a madness-driven bloodbath ensues.Terrible and terrifying, The Drifting Classroom is everything a good horror should be. It's amazing how long the children have survived as well as how they have done so. The destructive fears and deadly challenges that each day brings them would unnerve the strongest mind, but Sho is a strong voice for hope and survival and the will to live is a good motivator. Other than being magically transported to this place, the things that are happening to these children are plausible and realistic which enhances the fear for the reader - it's a psychological horror in that sense. The horror, shock, and sadness on the students faces are very real. However, when you see the same expression on everyone, in nearly every panel, through all the volumes it looses a little impact. There's no just looking sad or depressed - when they cry it's with the same wide-eyed look as when frightened or mad. And despite missing volumes three and four I don't feel like I missed much since there's no real sense of time in this world and the students are no better off than before. I was actually getting a little bit bored through the beginning of this volume, but the plague is a nice touch that stirs up vicious consequences that builds up to a great cliff-hanger. Written: March 30, 2007
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