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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-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
Honestly, I just didn't enjoy this. The last chapter was tense and thrilling but the ending suddenly felt obvious and overall it was just a not particularly engaging story.
Like many people I was forced to read this book at school. This is most definitely nothing like any genre I actively choose to read, but this was an alright book on the whole.
There’s a couple of fucked up bits, like with the sow, and the way Piggy was treated throughout was the worst. But it was relatively engaging and I have no doubts this is exactly what would happen in real life if you dropped a bunch of children on an island - even worse if girls were there too. Still probably wouldn’t choose to reread but 100% this is a book for intellectual people.
There’s a couple of fucked up bits, like with the sow, and the way Piggy was treated throughout was the worst. But it was relatively engaging and I have no doubts this is exactly what would happen in real life if you dropped a bunch of children on an island - even worse if girls were there too. Still probably wouldn’t choose to reread but 100% this is a book for intellectual people.
Am I too uneducated and uncultured to appreciate this book?
OR
Was it just one of those really boring and overrated classics?
OR
Did I just read it at the wrong age and if only I had read it when I was younger, maybe I actually would have really loved it?
━As a graduate of English Language and Literature, I will go with the second option, but feel free to correct me if I am wrong. Now, off to listen to some reviews and commentaries on it.
OR
Was it just one of those really boring and overrated classics?
OR
Did I just read it at the wrong age and if only I had read it when I was younger, maybe I actually would have really loved it?
━As a graduate of English Language and Literature, I will go with the second option, but feel free to correct me if I am wrong. Now, off to listen to some reviews and commentaries on it.
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty
The narrator was not engaging, I had a hard time paying attention
wow that was fucked up… this book is a descent into savagery that starts off almost whimsically—no grownups! sunny beaches! ripe fruit!—but ends inevitably with blood. a chilling portrayal of the darkness of the human heart, the thirst for power, & hive mentality. we are human only because we are animals…. overall, a very fascinating read!
4 stars only cause it was kinda slow in the middle and 1950s british boys are insufferable
4 stars only cause it was kinda slow in the middle and 1950s british boys are insufferable
dark
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes