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literarylobdell 's review for:
Lord of the Fly Fest
by Goldy Moldavsky
This was pretty cute— The Lord of the Flies references were pretty funny and the commentary on true crime podcasts was well done, but there were a few moments that didn’t land for me, including the use of the word ‘savages’ which was Not Good.
That said, I would say this might be a funny book for students to read after Lord of the Flies, but I feel like without that context, the jokes/references are either going to go over kids’ heads, or that they’re a little mean spirited in a way that idk if I love?
Overall, this had some missteps that took away from my enjoyment, but it did have funny moments (the ‘kill the pig, slit its throat’ thing did make me laugh) so I don’t regret reading it either
That said, I would say this might be a funny book for students to read after Lord of the Flies, but I feel like without that context, the jokes/references are either going to go over kids’ heads, or that they’re a little mean spirited in a way that idk if I love?
Overall, this had some missteps that took away from my enjoyment, but it did have funny moments (the ‘kill the pig, slit its throat’ thing did make me laugh) so I don’t regret reading it either