Lord of the Flies (Abridged Audio Edition)

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Summary: Starts a little boring, later gets exciting
Review: I think the author's purpose is to show the nature of humans under tough conditions. Yes, I agree with the author's message because this is something that could really happen and I think everyone should read this book. The literary element that I think the author handled best is Characters. I like the way Golding describes the characters. I don't think the book was "less than perfect." If I had to change one thing about the book, I would change the setting and make it in a place with less things to depend on, just to see how the children would live.

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Summary: "Too Negative?"
Review: I think this book presents a very dark, negative side to human nature, and does so with incredible skill and vision. Every time I finish with reading it, I feel like I've just woken up from a horribly vivid nightmare. It's a great commentary on what's wrong with people, and if more people understood it, I'm sure there would be fewer bad reviews here.

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Summary: The best book you will ever read.
Review: There is not much i can say about this book besides that it is the greatest book ever written. We were to read it in my 10th grade english class a few weeks back, and i've read it 4 times already, outside of class. William Golding shows human's natural dark side in a beautiful way, using stunning symbolism and description, not to mention the numerous other themes of this book. If you could only read one book ever again, read Lord of the Flies. As for the people who gave this book a one star, they need to get beyond the "My teacher made me read it therefore it stinks" thing and look at the book for what it really is.

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Summary: An unimpressive let down
Review: I read Lord of the Flies and I can honestly say that it is thought of too highly.The symbolism is way to obvious, and pathetic fallacy is not used to it's full potential. There is no other book quite like it. Thank God.

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Summary: Timeless classic
Review: Despite being originally rejected by numerous publishers, this book has become widely recognised as a classic of the modern era. One doesn't win the Nobel Prize for literature because of ones lack of insight. Cuts deep into the heart and spirit of man, at times revealing a side of us all that we don't really wish to see. Recommended for those who wish to obtain a deeper understanding of the human condition.

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Summary: Timeless masterpiece!
Review: Far more than a story of some kids on an island...really a tale of basic human savagery. The decent from civility to savagery is stunning; indeed, the boys on the island, in seeing the human spirit for what it really is, no longer look upon the world with the typical wide-eyed innocence of youth. In fact, they weep for the world at the story's end. In short, a hugely complex and important work- a must for all.

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Summary: This book started a little boring, later it gets exciting.
Review: Lord of the flies helps you understand almost everything about humans and human nature. It seems to be a great book, although it is rather boring at the beginning of the book. But as you continue to read the boring book that you just picked up suddenly turns into an excitingly brutal story.Other than that I can't say much about the book because I have yet to finish it.You'll also see how brilliantly descriptive William Golding is.

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Summary: Excellent Book
Review: It's unbelievable that this book has only received a four-starrating on Amazon. It makes me wonder if people Really know that thebook is very deep and so full of symbolism. At first glance, it may appear that this book is about a group of boys on an island, but if one truly analyzes it, they will notice more about it; the theme, characters, and plot are completely symbolic. I highly recommend this book because it has helped me to relate to life better.

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Summary: An amazing, deep book about human nature.
Review: This dark little story might make the far right angry. . .but it's the truth. It's symbolic, it's wonderful, and it's true. An insight into character and thought much more profound than any psychology textbook,after reading this book you will never look at schoolchildren in the same way again

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Summary: Wonderful macabre-fest
Review: This is top stuff. It's a classic--the final sequences in Cry of the Hunters are absolutely terrifying, and the tragic and heart-felt disintigration of the boys' society which precede it wonderfully scripted. The description of the island's geographical environment is sometimes a bit hard to picture, but that doesn't detract from this being one of the most intelligent, thought-provoking and downright scary novels I've ever read. The ambivalent ending is even more effective when considered along with Stephen King's question in "Hearts in Atlantis": who will save the grownups?