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Lord of the flies by William Golding

121 reviews

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

The intro and afterword were unintentionally hilarious. Seemed a lot like he was trying to head off arguments. I see why this book has been so impactful. The author capture’s a child Ms voice well.

I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it. I just read it because I never have and know it’s considered a classic

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adamhthomaz's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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lylabug_1234's review against another edition

3.0

read for school

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cclasper's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book is twisty and turny and can be hard to read if you’re interested in loveable characters making correct decisions. A few very shocking parts and is really good at invoicing feelings of dread

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o1eander's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging 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: Complicated

Reading this for the first time, I can see why it's endured. Experiencing this as a psychological drama/thriller makes it easier to bear, compared to (idk) a dip into the literary canon as a student. Being a bit older helps, and in that sense, it becomes a sorry sorrowful parallel for the abandoned/neglected child.

...or just growing up, in general, with all you were conditioned to believe in.

Who is supposed to protect them if the systems in place don't hold, if there is no love or stability at home? Where does violence come from, and what springs someone to do so? Survival hardens the heart, doing away with unnecessary weaknesses. We cling to roles in isolated situations to have a sense of control, repressing, killing the inherent innocence of 'being a kid'. Oh, the conversations to be had!

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Privileged kids get into a situation on an island. Order is established, but isn't maintained as everyone doesn't have the sense to cooperate. Ralph as the fair person is our induction to the fragile order. He's our everyman. The guy we don't want to crack because he's got the common sense to be adult-ish, an adolescent that can see himself slipping into unsavory 'savage' behaviors. He has the trust (though initially tenuous) of Piggy, and later, Simon. Both outcasts for having attributes ill-suited for survivability---mentally and physically; they, essentially, are Ralph's better angels, helping maintain that sense of propriety as everything they've clumsily built burns to the ground.

Crazy, crazy book I wouldn't mind revisiting in it's original and various iterations.

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atlemist's review against another edition

4.75

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

I absolutely adore lord of the flies, it’s absolutely worth both the read and the hype. The novel has so much packed into it in terms of analysis and specific artistic choices which are so intricate and well crafted. My only true complaint is that the ending felt a bit rushed and random compared to the rest of the book. But it’s almost impossible for a book like this to end perfectly. Would absolutely recommend.

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megan_bbender's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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tay_tay's review against another edition

5.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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mushroomfrog's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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theganewt's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous challenging 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

This book was fine. It just felt like I was reading a book assigned for school. I can understand why people like it but honestly was not my favorite. It is definitely an interesting story and I'm glad I read it. Also I think the ending was a little unsatisfying.

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