Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Lord of the flies by William Golding

359 reviews

sufficiat's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Interesting and pretty quick read, but I kinda reject the premise. I think the depiction of the degradation into “savagery” without the crutch of western society exacerbates problematic views of indigenous populations. Western society isn’t the only form of society. In fact, I feel like the values extolled by individualism in Western society are precisely the reason for the boys’ transition to violence. If these boys were raised in conjunction with nature and an emphasis on collective care, like indigenous communities, there’s no way this would’ve happened.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, Murder

daragarah's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Gore

Minor: Animal death

skyloarde's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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• Seen this Story written  and referenced many time and while it’s pretty great, I feel like it’s been done better. Nevertheless well written characters and setting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Fatphobia

Moderate: Physical abuse, Violence, Murder

Minor: Racial slurs

liddel2010's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Violence, Murder

ursabear's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Fatphobia

crunchycrystals's review against another edition

0.75

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this was the worst book i’ve read in my life. if anyone tries to say i didn't understand this and that’s why i didn’t like it, they're lying. i understood it very well because it's so racist now go read savages in the forest: decolonizing william golding 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racial slurs, Racism

itsbumley's review against another edition

2.75

challenging dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

simontusch13's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark reflective tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Murder

alw2021's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying

Minor: Body shaming, Physical abuse, Blood

theloudmanself's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Murder, Fire/Fire injury