Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

6 reviews

nineinchnails's review

adventurous challenging reflective tense medium-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

4.0

i liked this way more than i expected to! i haven’t read a classic (outside of rereads) in years so i thought the prose would give me a headache but i actually found it quite charming. it does get a little waffly at some parts but i guess cause i know it was written like a million years ago i have a higher tolerance for it. 

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.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Excrement, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Vomit

Minor: Death of parent, War, and Racial slurs

lilligray's review

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Death of parent, Torture, Abandonment, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Toxic friendship, and Violence

eurydice_books_09's review

adventurous dark tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Torture, Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Murder, Fatphobia, Bullying, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Violence

isaaah's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, War, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Child death, Death, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Death of parent

strawberrytheauthor's review

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Child death, Murder, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Gore, and Grief

Moderate: Excrement, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

Minor: Death of parent

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.

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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