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Lord of the Flies

By William Golding

(90)

| Paperback | 9781573226127

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Capturing generations of readers since its publication in 1954, "Lord of the Flies" is a cult favorite among students and literary critics. An adventure tale in its purest form, this thrilling account of a group of British schoolboys marooned on a tropical island exposes the duality of human nature Continue

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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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― Savedr said on Oct 7, 2007 about the Others edition | 1 feedback

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

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― Raquel said on Apr 12, 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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