Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

124 reviews

blitz_ramna's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I've known of this book since i was young but i never had the nerve to read it throughly until now. 
I'm aware that this book is forced-fed in school (I had to read it when I was a sophmore in high school). I'd be surprised if schools still recommend this knowing of all the book bans. 
Now going back to speaking of the book. This book is actually a good read, even though you may have to read in the mind of a preteen to teen. There are few scenes in which readers may feel uncomfortable, shocked, and tense (probably even get emotional). I, for one, felt all the emotions that I've listed while reading but kept on. Personally, I enjoyed the book, even though I knew what would happen. I also realized that the 1990s version of the film didn't put certain scenes from the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Animal death, and Blood

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Xenophobia, and Bullying

There was a part of the book where the hunters were joking and doing certain sexual acts towards the pig/boar that they killed during a hunt. I thought I should mention because readers can see this as inappropriate and find it uncomfortable to read.

linnylionheart's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, War, Bullying, Vomit, Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic friendship, Child death, Death, Abandonment, Ableism, Torture, Fatphobia, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, and Violence

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Excrement

affectionatelyrs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

3.25

didn’t particularly enjoy the prose, nor do i agree with the perspective of the author. i understand this was written in the ‘50s but wow

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, War, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Racism, Bullying, and Racial slurs

Minor: Child death

robynlindsay's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Gore, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Fatphobia, and Murder

haileyeh's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Violence, Fatphobia, and Bullying

Moderate: Animal death, Torture, and Blood

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, War, and Vomit

mreallyhatesyou's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Body shaming, Blood, and Bullying

unusuallyy's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

quite slow at times but otherwise interesting - cute gay undertones too?? slay

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Bullying, Child death, Death, and Body shaming

Moderate: Murder, Gore, and Physical abuse

Minor: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Chronic illness

amandadnama's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Animal death, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Ableism, Cursing, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Vomit

sherwoodviking's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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? No

1.5

I'll be honest.... I got bored halfway through and the ending just seemed.... meh.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Physical abuse, Ableism, Gore, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, Child death, and Murder

melist6's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Violence, Grief, Blood, Murder, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Bullying