Reviews tagging 'Dysphoria'

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

3 reviews

thehawksflight's review

Marooned on an uninhabited island, 'civilised' children and prepubescents are presumably unable to democratise, instead regressing into various expressions of 'savage tribe' behaviour. The relatively short read is an exposition of groupthink/de-individuation, populism, superstition and even manslaughter, among other things if you want to go deeper in your anaylsis.

I choose to believe in the essential good of humans, even very young ones, with a tendency toward collaboration and altruism during calamity. William Golding clearly thought otherwise.

The trope(s) have been copied, parodied, interpreted so much over the years that I found the book itself hard to enjoy in its own right.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Classism, Death, Mental illness, Body shaming, Xenophobia, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Bullying, Dysphoria, Ableism, and Gaslighting

ulogil's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

By the end, I didn't think any of them diserved that ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child death, Bullying, Body shaming, Death, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic friendship, Torture, Violence, and War

gabrielleclarke05's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Gore, Toxic friendship, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail