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adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A riveting story about the root of human nature- shown in the long lengths and deep depths of depravity these boys sink to/go through in this story. The symbolism, the details, everything paint a picture of true despair by the hands of human nature. Found even in children and pre-teens. A sad, sad story, a moral point that will have you thinking for a little while.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Injury/Injury detail
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence
Moderate: Bullying
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury
adventurous
challenging
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I read this for an assignment in school so we've already discussed the main topics of the book and parts of it got spoiled for me.
The main plot of the book was very intriguing and the fact that the characters are children makes it even more intense. It deals with the topic of humanity's descent into savagery which Golding portrayed wonderfully. It makes for a very challenging read in a way that it gets dark very suddenly and unexpectedly.
The characters were written very well to the point that I actually started to hate some of them. I couldn't really connect with any of the characters on a deeper level which made the reading experience a bit less enjoyable.
The setting of the story was definitely interesting and the way Golding described the places and situations was astonishing. The way he could express the gradual growth of fear inside the boys was impressive. In some parts of the book I felt paranoid myself and couldn't stop reading, but in others I felt like the story was getting a bit dull.
Overall, this book is an outstanding piece of literature and it definitely raised a number of questions in me about humanity but it just wasn't really my cup of tea.
The main plot of the book was very intriguing and the fact that the characters are children makes it even more intense. It deals with the topic of humanity's descent into savagery which Golding portrayed wonderfully. It makes for a very challenging read in a way that it gets dark very suddenly and unexpectedly.
The characters were written very well to the point that I actually started to hate some of them. I couldn't really connect with any of the characters on a deeper level which made the reading experience a bit less enjoyable.
The setting of the story was definitely interesting and the way Golding described the places and situations was astonishing. The way he could express the gradual growth of fear inside the boys was impressive. In some parts of the book I felt paranoid myself and couldn't stop reading, but in others I felt like the story was getting a bit dull.
Overall, this book is an outstanding piece of literature and it definitely raised a number of questions in me about humanity but it just wasn't really my cup of tea.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child death
Moderate: Fatphobia, Murder
Minor: Violence, War
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is twisty and turny and can be hard to read if you’re interested in loveable characters making correct decisions. A few very shocking parts and is really good at invoicing feelings of dread
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Fatphobia
Moderate: Gore, Murder, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: War
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Reading this for the first time, I can see why it's endured. Experiencing this as a psychological drama/thriller makes it easier to bear, compared to (idk) a dip into the literary canon as a student. Being a bit older helps, and in that sense, it becomes a sorry sorrowful parallel for the abandoned/neglected child.
...or just growing up, in general, with all you were conditioned to believe in.
Who is supposed to protect them if the systems in place don't hold, if there is no love or stability at home? Where does violence come from, and what springs someone to do so? Survival hardens the heart, doing away with unnecessary weaknesses. We cling to roles in isolated situations to have a sense of control, repressing, killing the inherent innocence of 'being a kid'. Oh, the conversations to be had!
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Privileged kids get into a situation on an island. Order is established, but isn't maintained as everyone doesn't have the sense to cooperate. Ralph as the fair person is our induction to the fragile order. He's our everyman. The guy we don't want to crack because he's got the common sense to be adult-ish, an adolescent that can see himself slipping into unsavory 'savage' behaviors. He has the trust (though initially tenuous) of Piggy, and later, Simon. Both outcasts for having attributes ill-suited for survivability---mentally and physically; they, essentially, are Ralph's better angels, helping maintain that sense of propriety as everything they've clumsily built burns to the ground.
Crazy, crazy book I wouldn't mind revisiting in it's original and various iterations.
...or just growing up, in general, with all you were conditioned to believe in.
Who is supposed to protect them if the systems in place don't hold, if there is no love or stability at home? Where does violence come from, and what springs someone to do so? Survival hardens the heart, doing away with unnecessary weaknesses. We cling to roles in isolated situations to have a sense of control, repressing, killing the inherent innocence of 'being a kid'. Oh, the conversations to be had!
///
Privileged kids get into a situation on an island. Order is established, but isn't maintained as everyone doesn't have the sense to cooperate. Ralph as the fair person is our induction to the fragile order. He's our everyman. The guy we don't want to crack because he's got the common sense to be adult-ish, an adolescent that can see himself slipping into unsavory 'savage' behaviors. He has the trust (though initially tenuous) of Piggy, and later, Simon. Both outcasts for having attributes ill-suited for survivability---mentally and physically; they, essentially, are Ralph's better angels, helping maintain that sense of propriety as everything they've clumsily built burns to the ground.
Crazy, crazy book I wouldn't mind revisiting in it's original and various iterations.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Excrement
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder
adventurous
dark
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Blood
Moderate: Fatphobia
Minor: Death, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Violence, Blood, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail