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  • Very haunting.

  • A chilling example of what could happen were humanity left purely to its own defenses.

    

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  • I did enjoy this book.

    It's a good story, and one that seems to tell some truth. From several surprising, sad, happy, and funny events, this was an entertaining book.

    Besides the entertainment value, it delves into human nature, showing us what the human mind is like.

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    I did enjoy this book.

    It's a good story, and one that seems to tell some truth. From several surprising, sad, happy, and funny events, this was an entertaining book.

    Besides the entertainment value, it delves into human nature, showing us what the human mind is like.

    Lord of the Flies effectively stirs up emotions, gives a great telling on a possible event, and is overall a good read.

    

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  • Although I am glad that I read this book, it was just too brutal for me to enjoy.

    

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• ― Raquel (eraquel) said on Apr 11, 2008 about the Others edition| Add your feedback

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  • 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.

    

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• ― Beeridgett said on Mar 30, 2008 about the Paperback edition| Add your feedback

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  • society evolves to good or bad? war caused by one or two people?

    

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• ― cait4328 said on Aug 20, 2007 about the Paperback edition| Add your feedback

The story that never grows old...

Lord of the Flies remains as provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, igniting passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature. Though critically acclaimed, it was largely ignored upon its initial publication. Yet soon it became a cult favorite among both students and literary critics who compared it to J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye in its influence on modern thought and literature.

Labeled a parable, an allegory, a myth, a morality tale, a parody, a political treatise, even a vision of the apocalypse,Lord of the Flies has established itself as a true classic. And now readers can own it in a beautifully designed hardcover edition worthy of its stature.

This Christmas' meaningful gift, the 50th Anniversary Edition of the Lord of the Flies is the volume that every fan of this classic book will have to own.

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