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Lord of the Flies by William Golding

167 reviews

gen_wolfhailstorm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Not sure I've ever had much interest in reading this, only I had a specific book I wanted to get to that's inspired by this - Lord of the Flyfest- (as well as some TV shows, films etc that takes inspiration from this classic) and wanted a better appreciation when the time comes.

Reminiscent of Peter Pan and the lost boys and some really good character analysis of humanity as a whole when faced with struggles. How we try to achieve this collective control at all times but quickly fall down to hysteria and paranoia when faced with the unknown.

I felt like this was a really interesting look at life with an island of stranded boys and how they try to survive the wilderness.

I know a lot of this probably went over my head and that reflects in the rating as I didn't understand all the themes, but I'm glad I read this.

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ephalent's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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mattyvreads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Right, so, I missed this one in high school. It was never an assigned reading for me and I sure as f#ck wasn’t gonna pick it up on my own… Especially at that time.

Then, recently, I was looking through a list of classic books and I thought “why not?”

It is so understandable to me that this is a classic. It’s horrifyingly compelling and perfectly paced. The characters are memorable, and the philosophical discussion of human nature is just as mystifying today.

That debate is: in a perfect vacuum, or let’s say… an early 1950s deserted island suddenly infested with immature and uncooperative schoolboys — are people essentially good, or essentially bad, or essentially both? I bet Hobbes and Rousseau are getting all jazzed up in Heaven, just reading this damned review.

The book itself is incredibly well-written. The story builds to it’s climax in such a profound and unsettling way, as you see their humanity chip away and their animalistic urges take over. Golding prays on the reader’s imagination and paranoia. We see the boys suffer the same fate — they become pray to their own delusions and fear, and for some, it is the death of them. It’s a story of children, in over their heads, thinking (or forcing themselves to think in order to survive) that they have it all figured out. Suddenly living to survive turns into a new way of life, and eventually, living to kill.

Damn, I gotta quit while I’m ahead. That was good.

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in_omni_a_paratus's review against another edition

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adventurous dark sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.25

This book is sick and it is insane that the school system makes us read books about kids murdering each other that isn’t even well written.

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irene_g08's review against another edition

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adventurous dark sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Search for TW!! Read for school. I don't know how to feel about this book. The theme and message are easily understandable. It makes excellent points about society and is very well-written. However, the acts the boys committed are downright repulsive, making me feel horrible.

SPOILER!! Also killing Simon made this book lose a whole star, he was the only good character in my opinion.

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