Lord of the Flies (Abridged Audio Edition)

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Summary: Lord of the Flies: Book Review
Review: I think that the author's purpose for writing this book was to tell how to survive in the world/forest without adult supervision. I agree, because the boys would have needed to learn how to survive without supervision sooner or later in their lifetime. In this book I think that the author used climax best, because it got extremely intense as it got closer to the end of the book. I liked the intenseness in the book a lot. This book was believable to me. It was believable because the events that took place, really could have happened. The only thing that could not have taken place was that an airplane was attacked, than crashed and no adults survived any of it. I also think that the book was less than perfect. It was good writing and good reading. I rate this book fair.

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Summary: lord of the flies-book review
Review: I think that Golding was trying to tell his readers that there is a need for rules and civilization.I agree with Golding because if there were no rules or guidelines to abide by then people would go crazy and we would end up in total chaos.I think Golding's best literary element in Lord of the Flies was his characters he created. Each person was very different from each other. I think it could be believable because without a set of rules or regulations people would act the way the boy's acted in the book.I think the book was fine.I just would've changed some of the beginning so it wouldn't drag as much as it did.

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Summary: The book was good
Review: The author wanted to show you the lost of innocence. I agree with the author because the boys were so innocent in the beginning but as time goes bye that soon changes. The author best handled symbolism. For example, the conch represented authority and Piggy's glasses represented nearsightedness. These symbols helped me understand the book. The book wasn't believable because I don't think that a bunch of boys ranging from the ages of 5 and 13 can really survive on an island all by themselves. I think the author shouldn't have Piggy and Simon die in such a cruel way. If I had a choice I would've let them live and I would've had Ralph and Jack become friends again.Overall, I thought the book was good.

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Summary: The review
Review: The sequence of events throughout the story were very well designed through the way of Golding's description abilities. Sure, sometimes it does become annoying and you lose your place a lot, or you can't understand what's going on or who's doing what. Yet, it was still good. The book was, though, within the greater whole, a well written believeable piece. Some of what happened could happen and some of if really isn't that believable. Yet, with how well Golding described it as if he was actually seeing it, that helped get the effect of it being real. Also, none of us really know what would happen if we got stranded on an island. So we don't know how true or untrue the whole actions of the situation are. Some people might agree or not with what all I have said, because everyone interprets things differently, but this is what I think

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Summary: I hate this book
Review: this book is uneventful and is savage, it ends poorly and overall I think it is really bad. If you really get into the philospphy behind this book, you'll find its almost depressing. On top of it, it is unrealistic.

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Summary: A misunderstood book
Review: So many people despise this novel because it is a cumpulsory for grade eleven students. I personally found the story both compelling and profound. If you aren't trying to look for any more than a good book to read, without the symbolism, it is decent. But if you examine the imagery presented, and the astounding knowledge of human conscience as depicted by Golding, you will finish with a whole new view. A haunting, penetrating study of human nature.

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Summary: Disturbing, but Good
Review: This novel is about a group of boys stranded on an island due to a plane wreck. Everything starts out ok with everyone getting along and helping each other survive. But then something goes wrong and everyone turns on Ralph, the designated leader and he becomes the one that is hunted. This book really affected me in that it actually made me feel disgusted. That doesn't mean that it wasn't a good book because I thought this book was great.

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Summary: Lord of the Flies
Review: I really enjoyed William Goldings novel Lord of the Flies. It was adventurous, tragic, and very convincing. If you like novels that start off shaky with a high climax and end not happy but not sad you'll love Lord of the Flies.

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Summary: A fast-paced, suspenseful journey into the human psyche.
Review: A group of boys crash onto a deserted island without the supervision of adults. They quickly begin to form their own governments. One of the boys, Jack, represents a tyrannical dictator, who rules by the emotional responses he gets from the other boys. He also rules by charisma and fear. Instead of devoting his energy to attempts of rescue, Jack prefers hunting and killing the wild pigs that also live on the island. Ralph, on the other hand, represents a less effective, yet good-hearted democratic leader. Slowly, his group of boys is swayed away from him by Jack's fun-loving wild clan. The climax of the book begins when Jack feels Ralph is a true threat to him, and orders his boys to hunt, and kill him. Finally, just before he would have been captured, Ralph is rescued by a group of sailors who were attracted to the island by a fire Jack had set to smoke Ralph out of hiding, and he is saved. This book really is interesting if you delve into the proposed psychological implications about our political society that Golding is making. If you just want to read it as an exciting novel it is good too, though.

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Summary: Lord of The Flies
Review: Lord of the Flies is a story that revolves around a central theme, which is that without the rules of society human nature leads to savagery. The story begins when a group of British school boys crash on a tropical island. The only adult on the Island, the pilot, is dead. At the beginning of the book, a boy named Ralph finds a conch and blows it. Immediately the boys group into an assembly and choose Ralph as their leader. During the first part of the book, the boys strive for order and organization, but this soon starts to diminish. Ralph and his friends, Piggy and Simon, try to accomplish the task of building shelter on the island. They are alone doing this, for many of the boys are too young to help. Jack and his group go off hunting small pigs which populate the island. The disagreement about hunting causes great tension between Ralph and Jack during the book. As the book progresses, Jack's group forget their civilized ways, and there soon becomes a lack of order. Ralph and Piggy started a fire and it should be kept going at all times on a mountain on the island, so that they have a better chance of being rescued. They are unable to accomplish this task because many of the boys do not care about keeping the fire going and would rather go and play. Piggy's glasses are used for lighting fire and become an important symbol of power later in the book. Jack and his group, now known as "the hunters" become obsessed with hunting and killing pigs. To them, it is the most important task on the island. All the young children are preoccupied with the Beast, which they believe in as some kind of animal living on the island. During an assembly, Jack tries brings up the fact that Ralph isn't a good chief, because he can't hunt. Piggy and others are against the idea, but Jack is starting to become more and more savage and overpowering. Jack, Ralph and Simon attempt to kill the beast, in hopes of curing the little boys' worries. There is a violent storm on the island, in which Simon wanders down into a group of boys who are chanting and pretending to hunt. In all of the confusion and chaos, Simon is "accidentally" killed. In this part of the book, Jack decides that he is fed up with Ralph's leadership, and decides to start his own tribe. He invites any boys who wish to join him to come along. Jack's tribe becomes increasingly aggressive, and makes raid on the remaining boys' camp. By this time Sam, Eric, Ralph and Piggy are the only ones not in Jack's tribe. Sam and Eric are kidnapped by Jack's tribe, and Piggy is killed by Roger. Ralph hides in the forest nearby and Jack attempts to hunt him down. During the chaos the fire is neglected and eventually sets the whole island on fire. A naval cruiser sees the smoke from the raging island, and comes to the boys' rescue. Once the naval cruiser comes, and a officers comes out, the boys are ashamed of how they have become. I really enjoyed reading The Lord of the Flies and I would highly recommend it as a must read for anyone at any age. The story unfolds at a very good pace because it keeps the reader craving to know what will happen next. I feel that this story had a very strong introduction and conclusion, making it enjoyable to read. It almost felt like watching a thriller, when in reality they were just pages turning. Lastly, I give The Lord of the Flies four stars, because it is the type of book you can never get sick of.