kikwiqu 's review for:

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

5.0

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Lots of imagery. If you don't like complex allegory and explanation, this book isn't for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury

Very deep, well thought out novel. Psychological themes are very strong. Allegorical for war, human nature, society, capitalism, imperialism, social construct. One of my all time favourites.