3.5 stars I haven't read this book since I was 11 years old. It disturbed me then, it disturbs me even more now. I guess with my Sociology background it was quite fascinating to see how societal roles were created among the boys. Thoughts that came to mind were do we naturally desire control by au...
Yeah, okay, this is still a book that high schoolers ought to read. I do think it's deep. I really liked it. Extremely tight, dramatic, meaningful, compelling...this book is killing it. Like a more accessible version of Heart of Darkness, Lord of the Flies is about the darkness in our souls and wher...
850,000 ratings. is this the most read book on Goodreads?#highschoolassignment#secondaryschool#englishclassupon re-reading as an adult, "preachiness" obvious. as a young adult, of course this was a stunner.
Sad - yes, disturbing- yes, example of wonderfully written classic literature - I hardly think so. I have been trying to read more classics and I continually find myself disappointed. This is no better. It was an average entertaining read about a bunch of young boys in a horrifying situation. It...
It took awhile for me to really get into this book, however, it did get pretty interesting. I have heard of this book for so long, but I had no idea what actually happened in it or how it ended. I'm glad I finally got around to reading it, even if it won't make my list of favorites. It was okay.
This was my second re-reading of this modern classic. The first was at college in the 70s. Not much to say except it still holds quite a wallop and doesn't seem dated at all. One of the few required readings in high schools and colleges that really should be required reading.
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