Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

13 reviews

i_hate_grrr's review

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Fatphobia, Gore, Bullying, Body shaming, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Animal death, Blood, and Death

blitz_ramna's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I've known of this book since i was young but i never had the nerve to read it throughly until now. 
I'm aware that this book is forced-fed in school (I had to read it when I was a sophmore in high school). I'd be surprised if schools still recommend this knowing of all the book bans. 
Now going back to speaking of the book. This book is actually a good read, even though you may have to read in the mind of a preteen to teen. There are few scenes in which readers may feel uncomfortable, shocked, and tense (probably even get emotional). I, for one, felt all the emotions that I've listed while reading but kept on. Personally, I enjoyed the book, even though I knew what would happen. I also realized that the 1990s version of the film didn't put certain scenes from the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Animal death, and Blood

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Xenophobia, and Bullying

There was a part of the book where the hunters were joking and doing certain sexual acts towards the pig/boar that they killed during a hunt. I thought I should mention because readers can see this as inappropriate and find it uncomfortable to read.

amandadnama's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Animal death, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Ableism, Cursing, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Vomit

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

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

itsanagnorisis's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Positive 
This book truly shows how humans would behave if taken away from society and structure. Even with a conscious and still reasonable character the others turned to savagery.
It shows how no one is beyond the darkness of human nature, even innocent kids just "having fun"
It is a very possible world scenario and shows the hypocrisy of adults towards children. If it had been adults in the book I think it would be viewed much different. But it shows the idiocy of the behaviors adults do by illustrating them through children. 
Jack sees violence and promises as a way to create his authority 
Ralph sees voting and using the power he's given by the other children. 
In the end they all lose their childhood innocence.


Negative 
None of the characters had much development. Many characters fade into the background while only a distinct few are mentioned anymore or given a glimpse of their own personality besides Jack and Ralph.
There are things thar are very repetitively mentioned. 
The color pink, the boy with a scar, SAND! 
The writing was not the best and at times hard to follow, especially in the begining. 
For a novel known as a classic, as a reader I should not want to edit texts. 

❛They looked at each other, baffled, in love and hate.” “There aren't any grownups. We shall have to look after ourselves.” “The thing is – fear can't hurt you any more than a dream.❜

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying and Fatphobia

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

michayla13's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Body shaming, Racial slurs, Murder, Violence, Racism, Fatphobia, Death, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

risemini's review

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gore, Violence, War, Racial slurs, Death, Blood, Fatphobia, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal death, and Child death

postit's review

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Fatphobia, Child death, and Confinement

sky_'s review

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

I liked this book a lot more than I thought I would. I’m someone who loves character analysis so this book was great for that. The underlying tones of war and morality add a lot of depth to what seems like a simple story. Not my favorite writing style, and in my opinion Golding did not do a good job at reminding readers how young the boys really were. Despite this it’s a real page turner that constantly leaves you thinking “there’s no way this can get any worse” but spoiler alert it does. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Body shaming, Animal death, Death, Confinement, Toxic friendship, and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, War, Fatphobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gore, and Injury/Injury detail