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Lord of the Flies

by: William Golding (author) Edmund L. Epstein (author)

Librarian's note: alternate cover edition for ISBN 0399501487. 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... show more

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Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin

Pages no: 202

Edition language: English

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Young Adult, Adventure, Classics, Novels, Science Fiction, Academic, School, Literature, Read For School, Dystopia, High School, Fiction

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Portable Magic rated it

5 years ago

http://SheriC.booklikes.com Portable Magic 5.0 Lord of the Flies ★★★★★

text Lord of the Flies ★★★★★

I first read this book as a teenager, and in some ways it was more terrifying than all the Stephen King books I was busily gobbling up at the time. It might have been the first book I read that illustrated, in a way that felt viscerally true, how easily the veneer of civilization can break down. ...

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Bücher unter dem Mond rated it

7 years ago

http://waternyxe.booklikes.com Bücher unter dem Mond 2.0 Lord Of The Flies

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This book was so damn thrilling, the chracters very nicely build and each having a nice and well developed personality. I was immersed in this book for 3 days and i absolutely loved the thrilling story...but...THIS END SUUUUCKS! I dont believe it was so simple omg no comment....=_='

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NiWa rated it

8 years ago

http://NiWa.booklikes.com NiWa 3.0 Ein Must-Read unter den Klassikern

text Ein Must-Read unter den Klassikern

Eine Gruppe Schuljungen kommt infolge eines Flugzeugunglücks allein auf einer Insel an. Mitten im Ozean sind die Kinder auf sich allein gestellt. Es gibt keine Erwachsenen die zur Ordnung rufen und während sie sich anfangs noch an die Regeln der Zivilisation erinnern, schreitet rasch der Zerfall vor...

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Tak wiele książek, a tak mało czasu. rated it

8 years ago

http://MaiTakeru.booklikes.com Tak wiele książek, a tak mało czasu. 3.5

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Dobra, wciągająca książka - ale niestety nie dorasta do swojej własnej legendy.

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Burfobookalicious rated it

8 years ago

http://Burfoa.booklikes.com Burfobookalicious 3.5 Boys will be boys...

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It might be regarded as a classic book, but "Lord of the Flies" is not what I would describe as an easy read. Confronting the reader, as William Golding does, with a rather bleak and brutal portrayal of youth unfettered by the boundaries of social norms. Indeed, this novel suggests we may remain a v...

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