Lord of the Flies

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3.5

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William Golding

Golding’s iconic 1954 novel, now with a new foreword by Lois Lowry, remains one of the greatest books ever written for young adults and an unforgettable classic for readers of any age. This edition includes a new Suggestions for Further Reading by Jennifer Buehler.At the dawn of the next world war, a plane crashes on an uncharted island, stranding a group of schoolboys. At first, with no adult supervision, their freedom is something to celebrate. This far from civilization they can do anything they want. Anything. But as order collapses, as strange howls echo in the night, as terror begins its reign, the hope of adventure seems as far removed from reality as the hope of being rescued.

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Author

William Golding

Pages

224

Publisher

Penguin

Published Date

1959-07-27

ISBN

1101158107 9781101158104

Ratings

Google: 2

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"VERY good"

rreads

"I read it in junior high or high school, and I just don't think it's for me. I don't love how it's only about boys, and the events in the book are just sad. not my fav at all"

Rowan McCrindle

"This book gave me the creeps. The characters, the plot, the plot twists, the deaths, the symbolism, everything had me shaking and anticipating for what comes next."

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Lourdes Ypanaque

"What a fascinating book, Lord of the Flies really shows the slow progression of insanity well. It’s a perfect book for English teachers, after all, they love to dote on symbols and Lord of the Flies has them strewn all over the place. After reading a book like this I have to wonder how well of a portrayal this is of the darkness of mankind. How realistic is it? 22/30 "

Cole Johnson

"I read this for school, and it wasn't really anything special in my opinion, but again, it was for school, and nothing I read for school is ever really good. But, it is a literary masterpiece I suppose, so giving it anything less than three stars would be disrespectful lol."

Ella🫶

"My father made me read this as a teenager. One of my fave books of all time. "

Cloudia Marie

"Boring 🥱 "

Olivia Riddle

"Love this book, it took some turns that I wouldn’t have expected!"

Kiya Williams

"Oh my Lord, what was going through my head when I decided to read this book?🫠. I will admit that the message was a literary masterpiece; clearly conveyed about how fast humans(particularly children) descend into madness when given any sort of authoritative power and are left to their own devices. However, reading this book is what you’d imagine a fever dream to be like. I felt like most of what I read was word salad that, in order to make sense of it, would need to get broken down word-by-word🫥. At that point, it would take an eternity to read. To the author, with my sincerest of respect(because writing books can be a long and grueling process), are they okay? Actually no, were they okay? ‘Were’ Because the author of this book is most likely dead💀 I’m sorry, I’m not sure if I can recommend this book…For the experience, maybe..?"