Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

67 reviews

wet_towlette's review against another edition

medium-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

2.0

It’s a book full of hypocrisy and contradictions. It’s like it knows what it wants to be but doesn’t know what it is. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Fatphobia, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

gabrielleclarke05's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Gore, Toxic friendship, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

sssssoup's review against another edition

dark medium-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

0.25

Most upsetting thing I’ve ever read in my life.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, and Vomit

Minor: Death of parent

worm_book's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Well written and an interesting concept, though the author's portrayal of 'savagery' makes me feel quite uncomfortable, clearly implying that British 'civilisation' is morally superior to a jungle/forest lifestyle.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Cultural appropriation, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, and Violence

kelseyr713's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I managed to go into The Lord of the Flies completely unspoiled, save for the presence of the conch. I had no idea that it was set in a near-future post-apocalyptic scenario, and immediately went to Wikipedia to get much-needed context for when it was written (and was interested to find out that it was written/conceived as a parody of adventure books).

The story is simple but powerful, the symbolism whacks you over the head, and the growing despair and bewilderment felt through Ralph and his allies is fantastically written. I could have done without the lengthy descriptions of the environment.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Murder

Moderate: Abandonment, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, and Kidnapping

Minor: Cursing, Torture, and War

All content warnings are conducted by children (except war, in the background).

jemappellecat's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Body shaming and Bullying

Minor: Racism

luluslittlelibrary's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

0.5

Had to read for school, hated it - one of the most boring books I've read.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism