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Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship
Minor: Vomit
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War
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 🥲
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Violence
Moderate: Gore, Physical abuse, Murder
Minor: Chronic illness, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Fatphobia, Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
i love the premise and i think the pacing was perfect for me. it felt a little slow in the first half (or longer im not quite sure) and then picked up fast like the calm before the storm. i do wish there was a little more development with the characters - at some points i was having a hard time figuring out who was speaking, too - but it wasn’t a massive issue with this since it still holds up quite well. it’s darker than i expected for a children’s book, but that’s what made it so hard for me to put down. the overall message was pretty bleak but i think the ending helped a lot.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment
Moderate: Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Excrement, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Racial slurs, Death of parent, War
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail
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.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Torture