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Lord of the Flies
 

Lord of the Flies

by William Golding

These deluxe editions are packaged with French flaps, acid-free paper, and rough front.

"This brilliant work is a frightening parody on man's return. . . to that state of darkness from which it took him thousands of years to emerge. . . Superbly written." --The New York Times

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Amalia A
  • Rated 5 stars

“One of my favorite stories of all time, this allegorical book tells the tale of a group of English schoolboys stranded on an island, who try to create their own society which eventually dissolves into savagery when the struggle for survival turns into a terrible struggle against their own inner evil that threatens to overcome them all. In a chilling way it incorporates the more horrible aspects of human nature and of civilization; the struggle of some of the boys to stay civilized while the...”

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Karen K (K2)
  • Rated 2 stars

“An adventure tale in its purest form, a thrilling and elegantly told account of a group of British schoolboys marooned on a tropical island. Alone in a world of uncharted possibilities, devoid of adult supervision or rules, the boys begin to forge their own society, their own rules, their own rituals. With this seemingly romantic premise, Golding exposes the duality of human nature itself—the dark, eternal divide between order and chaos, intellect and instinct, structure and savagery. Very...”

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  • Rated 3.718492 stars
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  • Rated 4.1 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Rukmini

    rukmini said:

    “At first i thought it was an OK book, but when we started discussing it in class, i realised how cleverly it was written, and how much Golding put into it. the symbolism was great, and also, it's really easy to write essays on!”

    posted 4 weeks ago
  • Amalia A

    amalia a said:

    “I found this an amazing book when I read it a year ago. The gripping plot plus the fascinating comparisons to human civilization, and the depth of the story, have made this book my all-time favorite.”

    posted Wednesday, October 22 2008
  • Luella S

    luella s said:

    “This was assigned in high school, I cannot claim if it was well written or not as I was repulsed by the little beasts. Since then I do occassionally find myself thinking "I hope I'm never stranded on a island with him (or her)!" when around some people.”

    posted Sunday, August 31 2008
  • YLP

    ylp said:

    “I am at chapter 6 and the narrative still fails to grip me. Somehow I don't have an affinity with this book. I find it so tedious! I hope it gets better in the next few chapters.”

    posted Friday, August 29 2008
  • Vincent W

    vincent w said:

    “Well, mark h, I'm not sure this is the only message of this book.
    (I've read it when I was a pupil in France)
    Thus, I can't deny the fact that it can be interpreted as an hymn to the adulthood(!), but I prefer to consider it as a simple adventure book, and it is in any case worse than the cruel tales children are told from the very beginning of their life (not thinking of the "W.Disney(c)'s versions" of these tales, of course)!
    "Lord of the Flies" may deal with matters like domination, basic (yes) social interactions, but this reading may be of some use to the children who wouldn't have thought about these subjects from that point of view, which is an interesting and original one, I think.”

    posted Monday, July 7 2008
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