Author: William Golding
Genre: Children’s/ Contemporary (with a bit of sci-fi, as it is about space)
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Publication date: 17 September 1954
Paperback: 225 pages
Series?: Stand alone
How did I get this book: I got given it by my English teacher.
Why I read this book: We are studying this book for our IGCSE course, so I didn't really have a choice about whether I wanted to read it or not...
Blurb:
A plane crashes on a desert island and the only survivors, a group of schoolboys, assemble on the beach and wait to be rescued. By day they inhabit a land of bright fantastic birds and dark blue seas, but at night their dreams are haunted by the image of a terrifying beast. As the boys' delicate sense of order fades, so their childish dreams are transformed into something more primitive, and their behaviour starts to take on a murderous, savage significance. First published in 1954, "Lord of the Flies" is one of the most celebrated and widely read of modern classics.
Review:
- I read this in the summer holidays, and have been going over it in class. I think this book is disturbing and frankly quite demented.
- I think this is aimed at adults, and when reading it I found it quite horrifying It was not as bad as I expected and it is quite well written, but it is not at all to my taste.
- This book is full of symbolism and hidden meanings. Going over things and learning about these was actually quite interesting.
- Would I have read it if I didn't have to for school? - No.
Am I glad I read it? - Not really. It wasn't so bad, but I wouldn't choose to read it.
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