Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

26 reviews

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

Willam Golding is a D-1 yapper. I read this book in my english class and if it weren't for my teacher, I genuinely wouldn't understand what is going on. He tries to be very descriptive but it ends up just being nonsense. (it could just be a British literature thing idk) I really like the ending of the book, however, it gives me something to think about, and the characters show many flaws and it is quite realistic for how children would reacted in a situation similar to this. The book is in third person pov, which isn't what I like, but that doesn't mean it was a bad story. 

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Content Warnings

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

cowboylikestoread43's review

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

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

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

crazytourists_books's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I am not sure about this book. I found it quite boring at places as the descriptions of the surroundings seemed endless and quite interesting at others. It sure offers some very serious things to think about human nature, but the lack of information about how long a period of time the described events cover and some things that are unrealistic make it unconvincing. 
I've seen a few reviews that people read this book during their school years; I would never, ever, ever let a child read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body shaming, Child death, Blood, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence