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mela_tonin's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Fatphobia, Animal cruelty, Gore, Bullying, Racial slurs, War, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Child death, and Blood
x06_amberx's review against another edition
- 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
Not too bad of a plot, just a little biased from the author as he was a war veteran. And also, he only used boys from ages 6 to 12 I think... so a bit of a stupid conclusion to base your beliefs off a small group of middle and upper class boys and not a more diverse group... just my thoughts.
The only character I did partially like was Piggy (the only lower class boy in the group), and even then, I didn't like him that much as he was kind of a wimp.
Had to read this for GCSE but only just put it on my read list on this app a couple of years later.
Graphic: Animal death and Death
Moderate: Cannibalism
skylermob's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Violence, Child death, and Animal death
Moderate: Bullying and Fatphobia
Minor: Abandonment
lambclown's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child death, Violence, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Animal death
mskingbean69's review
- 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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty
Minor: Sexism
hdcamp's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
There was some interesting symbolism, and I think there was some political messaging that went over my head. I think the level of nervous energy (and not that good nervous energy, you know?) I had while reading this was too high for me to glean any enjoyment from it. And I get that maybe enjoyment isn't the purpose of this story, but if the point of literature is to give us some insight into the beauty of God's creation,* then maybe this story isn't "literature" worth reading. I'm sure there's value in shining a light on the darkest parts of humanity, but to what end? If we ignore redemption, mercy, or forgiveness, what is there? Perhaps the
*This is a very personal definition, so if you disagree it's probably best to just ignore my super hot takes. I said what I said. You don't have to agree.
24 Classics in '24: 1/24
Graphic: Animal death and Violence
Moderate: Murder, Child death, and Violence
Minor: Child death and Murder
The description of the pig hunt is very graphic; its severed head is also described in some detail. Two boys are killed on-page.cowboylikestoread43's review
- 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
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
zsometimesreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Violence, Child death, and Murder
Moderate: Fatphobia
Minor: War
i_hate_grrr's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Minor: Murder, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Fatphobia, Gore, Bullying, Body shaming, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Animal death, Blood, and Death
2busyreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Animal death, and Violence
Moderate: Fatphobia and Bullying
Minor: Racism