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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 they want. Anything.
But as order collapses, as strange howls echo in the night, as terror begins its reign, the hope of adventure seems as far removed from reality as the hope of being rescued...
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- English Books
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- Others 208 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0399501487
- ISBN-13: 9780399501487
- Publisher: Perigee Books
- Pub date: Jul 01, 1959
- Dimensions: 18 cm x 11 cm x 1 cm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, Library Binding, School & Library Binding and Unbound
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A chilling example of what could happen were humanity left purely to its own defenses.
Although I am glad that I read this book, it was just too brutal for me to enjoy.
I had a very interesting realization while reading this book in Mr. Gaydos' English class. I had read Lord of the Flies a couple years prior to this class, and I knew how it ended. We were having in class silent reading, and I was coming towards the death of Piggy, and i closed my book and put it ... Continue
I had a very interesting realization while reading this book in Mr. Gaydos' English class. I had read Lord of the Flies a couple years prior to this class, and I knew how it ended. We were having in class silent reading, and I was coming towards the death of Piggy, and i closed my book and put it down. I didn't want him to die. I looked around the room and wondered where other people were in the book. Was Piggy already dead? I thought about how if i just stop reading now Piggy will still be alive. I didn't finish the book that time. I wanted it to 'end' with Piggy still alive, at least in my book.