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Summary: Marvelous
Review: Lord of the Flies is one of those books that would have been written whether Golding had done it or not. And it is one of the best books you could ever choose to read. Note what other people on this site are finding wrong with the book: it's boring, it's not exciting until the end--one reviewer hadn't even finished the book. Be advised: thrillers don't win Nobel prizes for literature. Many people fail to understand: this book is not a thriller written before it was cool. People with a grain of human intelligence will see this book for what it really is: a thundering moral masterwork. Golding explains that the sum moral state of any human community cannot exceed the moral state of its weakest member; a bad apple spoils the lot. The symbolism--from the beast to the Lord of the Flies himself--is breathtaking, and the final irony of the ending so perfect that, when you finally understand the significance of it, you'll laugh ruefully. If you like books for the right reasons, you'll love Lord of the Flies.And finally, to clear up a small point, the title doesn't derive from a misinterpretation of the Hebrew word for "devil." The Hebrew word "Beezlebub," which occasionally is assigned to the devil, means, literally translated, "the lord of the flies." There you have it.
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Summary: Take a break...read something else worthwhile
Review: It's true...the book in its entirety is extremely tedious and slow. The author spends a great deal of time describing the setting of the island, and other nuisances. In my opinion, the book did get better in the last couple of chapters, but still, I believe the theme of the book could've been developed earlier in the novel. The novel is a classic, the theme is excellent, yet I am disappointed with the progress of its plot.
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Summary: Disappointed about "Lord of the Flies"
Review: I am very disappointed about the book "Lord of the Flies." I am currently reading it (I'm almost to Chapter 8 now), and I've found it extremely boring from just about the beginning of the book to where I am now. "Lord of the Flies" was assigned to me as a summer reading assignment (I'm taking English Honors at school, so we're expected to read books like "Lord of the Flies"), but I think it was a poor choice as a book for students to read over the summer. I have heard that the ending is the most interesting part. I surely hope so. I'm finding it hard to pick this book up and finish reading it. The book probably could have been about half as long as it is. How many times did the author describe the pink rocks or the way the sun was setting? In Chapters 6 and 7 all that is discussed is finding the beast that the boys are looking for. We as readers at this point know that there really is no beast! This part is definitely too drawn out. There is way too much description in this book. I usually enjoy imagery in writing (it allows the reader to envision the scene just as the writer did when he or she was writing the book), but I think this book has so much imagery that it is actually confusing. I even find the dialogue confusing sometimes, because I'm not sure who's talking at certain points. I could go on and on about my opinions of this book. I really hope that this book gets a lot more interesting soon, because it's really boring me!
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Summary: An Okay Book!
Review: I just read this book under Bloom's Notes. It began very boring so I didn't want to continue reading it. It was an okay book I would say if you like that type of literature. The most interesting part of the book was the barbarous man hunt
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Summary: Masterpiece on the theme of enduring evil
Review: On the eve of a new millenium, it's sobering to reflect that all of the technological advances has not only failed to solve the problem of evil in human society, but somehow lent more power to those who wish to do evil, e.g. greater availabilty of bombs (e.g. Oklahoma bombing) and guns (e.g. Littleton, Colorado), as well as the spread of hate groups via internet. Golding's argument is that the durability of evil in human society is directly attributable to the evil within human character. This echoes the idea of original sin in the Bible. Golding novel is also a masterpiece of suspence and horror. I first read it when I was fourteen, and I just re-read it, twenty years later. The novel's impact still resonates powerfully. It's a must-read for anyone who ever wondered about the persistence of evil.
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Summary: NOT HIS BEST
Review: I JUST FINISH READING THIS BOOK AND I HAVE READ BETTER BUT I GUESS IT IS OKAY SINCE IT CAME OUT IN THE 50'S BUT I EXPECT BETTER FROM GOLDING THE BEGINING OF THE BOOK WAS SLOW AND NOT TO THE POINT SOME OF THE CHARATER WERE GREAT AND OTHER NOT SO GREAT THE ENDING WAS THE BEST PART OF THE BOOK BUT TILL YOU GOT TO IT IT WAS NOT WORTH READING I HAVE READ SOME OF HIS OTHER BOOK AND THEY WERE GREAT BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPEN TO THIS ONE CAUSE THIS WAS NOT HIS BEST WORK THE PART ABOUT sIMON DIEING I DID NOT GET AND I READ IT FIVEW TIME AND STILL GET IT AND NEVER WILL GET THERE WAS OTHER PART I DIDN'T GET BUT IT WOULD TAKE ALDAY TO TELL THBEM I HOPE YOU READ OTHER HE WROTE BECAUSE THIS WAS NOT HIS BEST
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Summary: A great look at the pitfalls of humanity
Review: A *must read* for everyone with an once of intelligence
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Summary: all in all a good book
Review: Well written but definately not my "cup of tea". High reccomendations for those who enjoy this type of literature.
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Summary: awful
Review: Gross and pointless and extremelly tedious
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Summary: Ok. not the greatest, but OK
Review: I read this book because I read somewhere that "Lord of the Flies" was a misinterpretation of a Hebrew word for Satan. I thought it would be interesting, and it was at the end, but I didn't particularly like the beginning. I found that it was rather gruesome and I didn't like when some of the best characters died. I did find it interesting, however, when the hunters began the manhunt at the end. To me, that was the most exciting part of the whole book. If I had the chance to read it again, like in my free time, I might so maybe I can get more meaning out of it.
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