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elixierbroth 's review for:
Lord of the Flies: The Graphic Novel
by Aimée de Jongh, William Golding
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I can finally say I've read Lord of the Flies now so that's something!
It was exactly what I expected, which is one of the reasons I had not read it. it has become a piece of classic literature for a reason, the fact it's fairly harrowing is the point, but still meant I had spent my reading life, at any prospect of reading it, responding quite like "no, I get it, I get it, the summary will do for me!!"
It clearly has meant a lot to the illustrator; the love for the original book shines through and they've carefully kept as much of the original text as possible that made sense.
The choice of artist is perfect, and it's already sold out from my workplace :)
It was exactly what I expected, which is one of the reasons I had not read it. it has become a piece of classic literature for a reason, the fact it's fairly harrowing is the point, but still meant I had spent my reading life, at any prospect of reading it, responding quite like "no, I get it, I get it, the summary will do for me!!"
It clearly has meant a lot to the illustrator; the love for the original book shines through and they've carefully kept as much of the original text as possible that made sense.
The choice of artist is perfect, and it's already sold out from my workplace :)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, War