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chillreads2 's review for:
Lord of the Flies
by William Golding
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I didn’t enjoy reading this book, and I don’t think I was meant to.
That being said, this book made me think. Think about concepts like empathy and who and who not to feel it for. When does a victim become a perpetrator and can it be prevented? At what capacity, if at all, am I allowed to feel for one who commits a heinous crime.
Even questions of my own morality. In what way would my moral compass be altered if put into a similar situation? What would my breaking point be? What might that look like?
I want to broaden my horizons in search of more books that make me feel this way, long after I’ve read the last page.
Uncomfortable and curious.
That being said, this book made me think. Think about concepts like empathy and who and who not to feel it for. When does a victim become a perpetrator and can it be prevented? At what capacity, if at all, am I allowed to feel for one who commits a heinous crime.
Even questions of my own morality. In what way would my moral compass be altered if put into a similar situation? What would my breaking point be? What might that look like?
I want to broaden my horizons in search of more books that make me feel this way, long after I’ve read the last page.
Uncomfortable and curious.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Fatphobia, Violence, Blood
Minor: War