Lord of the Flies (Abridged Audio Edition)

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Summary: great book
Review: After I read Lord of the Flies I learned the importance of humans in this planet. Lord of the flies is a book that reflects the behavior of humans when trying to adapt into a primordial environment. The main characters in this book are Jack and Ralph, and a group of schoolboys that get stranded on a deserted island after their plane crashes. Ralph takes over and gives rules to the other boys, trying to keep order, sort of like a society created from scratch. Jack, on the other hand, becomes almost caveman-like, trying to impose his own Darwinian rule over the other boys. It seems as though his only rule is that there are no rules, and everyone that wants to survive must learn to fight for everything that they have. I think that one of the biggest fears that humans have in our consumer society today is not really death, but being left to fend for themselves with no televisions, or jobs, or cars, or restaurants. I think that the movie "the Blair witch project" tries to deliver the same sort of general madness that people experience when they are left out on the fringes of "normal" society. People go insane when they find themselves in a situation where there is nothing to do but try to survive, pretty much like an animal. It's sort of like a reversion back to our original instincts which couldn't have been all that different from animals: eat, sleep, and procreate. I think that Goldwing developed a good and interesting story showing different aspects of our own personalities exemplified by different characters. Jack is one aspect, of course the side of us that wants calmness and order. Ralph is the opposite side of the coin, while Piggy just wants simple pleasures, without concern for order or for savage instincts. In conclusion I recommend this book to people that are interested on drama and moral complexity. It is not a book for the faint hearted or people looking for a straight forward story of good and bad.

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Summary: A compelling tale
Review: This is a story about mankind's inherent brutality. I read this book in 1992 when I was in Grade 11. (Not because I had to, I should add.) I saw the 1963 film first and this made me read the book. A group of English schoolboys trapped on an island slowly turn into a horde of savages. Part of the reason I read this book was in case it did become set reading for our English class. It turned out to be an unnecessary exercise but I enjoyed the book anyway. I actually envied the kids who had to read it the following year for English. Listening to them complain that it's boring or that they didn't understand it. (My class read "1984", another book I can recommend.) Avoid seeing the woeful 1990 film version of the novel. Most of the original story is blatantly missing.

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Summary: A mind twisting novel
Review: The novel The Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a novel in which some boys get stranded on an island and they are trying to find their way off the island. To read this book and completly usnderstand this novel you should and almost have to be a very intellectual person and you have to be a deep person. There is some symbolism that is very difficult to understand and without a teacher or someone who understands the book telling you what it is about it could be very confusing. The book, however, had very good discription and was very well written. It made you feel like you were actually there with them and feeling their struggles and difficulties. I felt their frustration with each other. Can you imagine if you were stranded on this island and you had no adults, no parents, and no sense of government? I felt as if the book was never ending and it dragged on way too long. I didn't enjoy reading it therefore I really didn't put a lot of energy trying to figure out what the author was trying to say. I also am not a girl for ficton books and I usually don't like books that we have to read in school. If I were to read this book I would deffenitly go in with a different mind set. I would go in with the mind set that this book is very difficult to read and that I have to foucs a lot to see the hidden symbolism, and theme within the book. I enjoyed the scenery that was set up and the discription used to describe events. I recommend this book to anyone who has great understanding finding hidden symbolism and picking out the theme. Be prepared for a some what difficult novel yet thrilling. Be intense while reading this book!

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Summary: Lord of The Flies Worth the Read
Review: The Lord of The Flies is a great read for any young student. It deals with a group of boys who crash land on a deserted island with no adult supervision. The book deals with their adventures and problems on their stay on the island.

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Summary: A great work
Review: Lord of the Flies is one of the slowest-starting books in the history of man. It takes a few pages to get yourself acclimated to Golding's writing style, which mixes stream-of-consciousness elements with traditional narrative in order to better portray the young, impressionistic (and impressionable) psyches of the children. That being said, the book hardly qualifies as boring. The statement it makes for the inner savagery and essential evil of man is quite strong, and never before this book had any other novel or work explored the subject in quite so provocative a manner. Yes, there is violence, murder, all committed by young men. They have reverted to their "natural state," shucked off civilization and become what Golding argues to be the essence of man: selfish, violent, and covetous. For any who dislike the disturbing imagery - that does not negate the importance of the book. If anything, that should only prove how effective it is. It disgusts you because it makes you wonder if you are capable of it yourself. Four stars - a classic, but not a masterpiece.

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Summary: A look into the disturbing nature of man and society.
Review: Too many people after reading this wonderful book don't truly understand what the arthur was trying to express. They get the impression that Golding was condoning violence. It shows how short sighted peaple are .What he did instead was show how a civilization can decay , from within . First 1 part of the society is isolated from the rest then that part of society gets violent.Of coarse theres other ways of interpertating this book . But they all come to almost the same conclusion , that people have a violent nature. Realy this book should be read in colleges rather then high schools. When the teachers often misunderstand the depth of this novel how can they explain the symbolism to the students.

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Summary: You should read this book, if only as a point of reference
Review: Admittedly, it has been nearly a decade since I read "Lord," and at the time I enjoyed it, even though I was too young to understand what was being said. The fact is that, at the time, I thought the book lagged at times, which is deadly to a casual young reader, as I was. When I think about what I remember of the book now, its kind of mysogynistic. I recommend it, marginally, though I plan to buy a new copy (my old one went the way of Piggy) and give it another go as an adult. I would suggest "Animal Farm" over this, if the symbolic or allegorical content is what you are looking for. Or, if you like this kind of stuff and dont mind reading some non-fiction, you might considder looking up the Stanford prison experiment (the event, not the band).

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Summary: An absolute must to read
Review: After reading a few comments, yes, I do agree that this book might be too difficult for the teenagers. But I would recommend it to everyone having to deal with the boys (and girls) of that age. The book brings an insight into the teenager's life, it's fears and emotions. Excellent read!

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Summary: Ei snabla god bok!
Review: The Lord of the Flies is a good and well-written book which I came to know while reading Stephen King's Hearts In Atlantis. The ending was great, not telling us what happened five years later, not too revealing, leaving the story up to ourselves.

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Summary: The Real truth is great...
Review: This wonderful description of the real things that kids (any body) will resort to when lost in the world. This truly was a batle for athority over the "flies." The children in this book tuched me in a way that I felt non other book had. I had to re-read this book several times, the sadness, wildness, freeness, and true compasion expland in this book made me want to reach into the book and help the lost souls rapped in the story.