“Not too bad for required reading...”
“this flew over my head kiddy book”
“I read this book in high school, although I do believe it is on the "banned books" list; which is another subject entirely, and one that I don't quite understand. By itself, the book is fantastic. It is steeped in symbolism while leaving enough room for the reader to aptly interpret as they please. Had I just been told to read it, write a book report or something to that effect...I'm sure my reading experience would have been highly enjoyable.However, when I had to read this book, my teacher had us reading one full chapter each day in a 45 minute class and writing a well developed essay (5 paragraphs and all that) from one of two essay questions she had for each chapter. The work was to be done in class and if you didn't finish the chapter and the essay in class you didn't get the points. She made us buy copies of the book but made us keep them in class so we couldn't read ahead.It was a nightmare.To top it all off she didn't really like open discussion about the things she was 'attempting' to 'teach'.However; I do recommend the book to everyone.”
“so can someone please explain to me why Simon is the christ figure?”
“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!”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“jim h make Fu Manchu smile Piggy reminds him of good ole days and bamboo water torture Piggy not so piggy eh”
