Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

27 reviews

rylin_marie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

this book is not what i was expecting. 

this book is disturbing. it starts out with a few innocent boys ages 4-12 who are stranded on an island, not aware of the war going on around them. as the novel progresses, the boys divide and turn into straight savages. even though the author is not a christian, this book has much biblical allusion. simon is a Christ figure. the very title lord of the flies refers to beelzebub or satan. this book highlights loss of innocence and man’s inherent evil. 

this book is so heavy. i can’t help but feel bad for the boys, even jack. they have been so corrupted to the point that death does not phase them. they are desensitized to murder. i genuinely cried while reading this which is crazy because i have to read it for school. the author did a great job of displaying the horrendous things he saw during his time in world war ii and his years of teaching at an all boys boarding school. this book is a parody of sorts on coral island, showing that a bunch of boys being stranded on an island is actually the farthest thing from paradise. 

i think this book is so disturbing because it would be a reality. the sweet innocent boys at the beginning turn into complete and total monsters. the author perfectly captured the built in evil of mankind. now i’m going to be sad thinking abt this book for a while. 

justice for piggy and simon 🥲

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Blood, Cannibalism, War, Vomit, Violence, Toxic friendship, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Gore, Death, Fatphobia, and Medical content

dnietoperafan's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.0

This was my first time reading Lord of the Flies. I found it to be quite entertaining. I knew there was going to be a somewhat dark feel to it, but I wasn't expecting how the plot turned out to be at all. I really enjoyed reading it, and would definitely recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Abandonment, Child death, Mental illness, Murder, Grief, Death, and Blood

marblemars's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Car accident, Death, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Child death, Colonisation, and Grief

cowboylikestoread43's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Blood, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Grief, Murder, Fatphobia, Violence, Bullying, and Death

lcifuen620's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Death

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

mak_kam's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Animal death, and Child death

ktdakotareads's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, Murder, Violence, Abandonment, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

seapotatohowisitalrtaken's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Physical abuse, Bullying, Death, Gore, Grief, Violence, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Torture

booknerdz28's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Excrement, Child death, Gore, Bullying, Animal death, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Physical abuse