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rosieherbivore 's review for:
Lord of the Flies
by William Golding
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
I read this book because at the school I work at, we were going to read three chapters with the students and discuss topics from the book. That meant it was finally time to read this 'classic'.
Being written in 1953, I didn't expect the language to be modern. It was also meant for an adult audience at the time, not teenagers. These two factors probably made the book a bit more difficult for me to read, and that is one reason I didn't enjoy it much. I had to focus on the sentences, but I found myself distracted by other thoughts every so often. It was like my brain wasn't ready for this book.
While I didn't much like the way the sentences were written, and I had to look up a few words, the topic of the book is interesting to think about. If we civilized humans were stranded on a deserted island, would we stay good or turn evil? The book explores a few possibilities in the different characters.
Being written in 1953, I didn't expect the language to be modern. It was also meant for an adult audience at the time, not teenagers. These two factors probably made the book a bit more difficult for me to read, and that is one reason I didn't enjoy it much. I had to focus on the sentences, but I found myself distracted by other thoughts every so often. It was like my brain wasn't ready for this book.
While I didn't much like the way the sentences were written, and I had to look up a few words, the topic of the book is interesting to think about. If we civilized humans were stranded on a deserted island, would we stay good or turn evil? The book explores a few possibilities in the different characters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Murder