Lord of the Flies (Abridged Audio Edition)

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Summary: Thought provoking, and a true look at society.
Review: William Golding's Lord of the Flies is a true look at humankind and the level that society may one day reach. It is a tale of a group of English boys that are stranded on a deserted island. They realize that they must work together and cooperate to stay alive. This is much easier said than done. They are more worried about who's in charge, than they are anything else. There is a constant battle for control through the whole book. Because of this battle some boys lose their lives, and others just lose their friends. They slowly begin to turn savage and fighting becomes the most important thing. The book portrays what we all have to look forward to, if our society doesn't start making some changes.

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Summary: A very chilling tale.
Review: I found the novel to be a chilling look into what people would come to with out a society. Without rules or people to enforce the rules more so, young British schoolboys turn savage.

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Summary: The book was outstanding.
Review: The plot was masterfully written. The characters were real

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Summary: to understand man, look deep....
Review: this book mirrors the exact situation of a society...true to life situations give the reader chills...check it out.

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Summary: Really good
Review: Most of the people who are giving this book 1s and 2s must have no idea to the real message in the book. I would really recommend getting cliff notes or some other guide so you can interpret the book well. Once you get down to it's meaning and what it says about human nature, you will realize it is a masterpiece indeed.

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Summary: It was decent, a bit mediocre.
Review: Lord of the Flies was somewhat of a disappointment. One of the problems was that there were too many minor incidents occurring at once, such as the fire going out, Ralph and Jack arguing, and Piggy complaining about other people talking when someone has the conch. I also thought the characters didn't seem very realistic. I felt that they didn't think and act like kids in real life would. How many 15 year olds honestly think there are beasts and ghost things in the world? Overall, it was a decent book to read, but one that I would not hurry back to the library to read again.

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Summary: I have mixed feelings about this book.
Review: In the book, I have mixed feelings. The first thing that I feel towards this book is that I don't like it. I thought it was more of a boy's type book that was really hard for me to understand. I thought it was very confusing and complicated. As I continued to read the book, it began to make more sense. As you read it, you learn what the main concept is of the book. The main concept is that if you live for awhile without someone watching over you, you begin to become a savage. This is especially bad for young boys. Then I began to like the book a little bit. I liked it because it taught a valuable lesson to the readers and to the boys that were on the island. It taught them that to survive you have to work together as a team. It also teaches the readers how cruel the world can be. This is an okay book once you look at the whole picture.

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Summary: It was one of the most confusing books I have ever read.
Review: This book would have been interesting if I would have understood what was going on. It was very difficult to know what was going on. At points you had to decide what it meant. There were many different meanings to this book. At first I thought I understood it but by the middle of the book I was totally confused. If you like adventure and survival books, give it a shot. You never know you might like it.

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Summary: it's wasn't interesting!
Review: I't started out with a bunch of boy that were deserted on an island and starded a war. It has no meaning to it because it wasn't fasinating enough to be reading a book(novel) like this!!

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Summary: Much Better Than the Hard Cover!!!
Review: The paperback version of "Lord of the Flies" was obviously better than the hard cover. The hard copy just lacked the feeling that the paperback had. I reccomend to anyone interested in this book that you read the paperback version if you don't want to spoil the story for yourself.