Reviews tagging 'Death'

Lord of the flies by William Golding

231 reviews

tatertot_reader's review against another edition

challenging

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what the actual heck

- read for school -

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence

i_hate_grrr's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

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

linnylionheart's review against another edition

2.0

challenging dark 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Fatphobia, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Excrement

affectionatelyrs's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad 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

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didn’t particularly enjoy the prose, nor do i agree with the perspective of the author. i understand this was written in the ‘50s but wow

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Violence, Blood, War

Moderate: Bullying, Racial slurs, Racism

Minor: Child death

robynlindsay's review against another edition

2.5

challenging dark tense fast-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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder

unusuallyy's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective 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

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quite slow at times but otherwise interesting - cute gay undertones too?? slay

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Gore, Physical abuse, Murder

Minor: Chronic illness, Blood, Injury/Injury detail

melist6's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

lyfeinpr0gress's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Violence

serena_hien's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture

nineinchnails's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging reflective 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: Yes

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

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

Minor: Racial slurs, Death of parent, War