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Summary: William Golding's parable and parody.
Review: "The Lord of the Flies" is a parody of RM Ballantyne's "The Coral Island". The latter is an uplifting Boy's Own adventure story that shows that even in adversity well brought up young boys can still behave like gentlemen. By contrast, the Lord of the Flies chronicles the disentegration of civilised values as, freed from adult or parental supervision, the shipwrecked boys degenerate into savagery. Piggy and Ralph are the two voices of reason. After the brutal death of Piggy, Ralph is isolated and has to use his wits just to survive. The novel can be read on several levels. It is a modern parable and a frightening reminder that just below society's civilised veneer are darker forces.
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Summary: lord of the flies was ok.
Review: This book was ok. I must admit that i was really bored at the beginning. It became more interesting towards the end of the book. When I finally finished reading this book I was disappointed because I thought it will be better, but after I understood the real meaning behind the book it became clear to me that it's a good book after all. This book has a lot of moral but it takes time to like it.
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Summary: I would recommend this book to everybody.
Review: Golding does an excellent job in conveying man's essential illness in this book. He does a convincing job of proving his theory that man is basically evil, and I would recommend this book to somebody who doesn't read everything on a literate level.
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Summary: One of the best books I have ever read!!
Review: What can I say? I LOVED this book!! I read it in my own free time and not for school, perhaps that is why I liked it. But I also found the story line gripping and Golding's style of writing with his descriptions excellent! It seems to be the sort of book that you either hate or like, and I'm sorry that there are people out there who, unlike me, thought the book was awful.
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Summary: Interesting, but could've been better
Review: I thought this book was interesting enough to want to finish it, but it had some room for improvement. The ending was pretty good - if you could understand it. Everyone who said that it was a dumb ending just didn't understand what the author was trying to convey. It was a good way to portray a group of boys who are stranded on an island woth no adult supervision. I'd recommend this book to people in the age group of 12-16.
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Summary: The worst book!
Review: This was one of the worst books I have ever read. I have had to read it twice now and it was bad the first time and even worse the second time! I don't reccommend reading this book!
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Summary: Riveting
Review: This book is rather controversial; it is well-written, so much that people who disagree with Golding's themes loathe it with a passion, and others are entranced with an equal passion -- I was one of the latter. He has a descriptive style, but not long-winded. This a book full of irony, pain, and one that can truly take someone's breath away. It stays a classic for a reason. I loved it.
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Summary: A chillingly good read.
Review: Lord of the Flies is one of the most detailed and graphically depictive books,as it explores the extreme darkness of the human soul and asks the most common question:"How far will one go to survive?" One of the downsides of this book is that some of the dialogue is confusing and,someties,is annoying. Some of the events,such as the pig hunts,are very descriptive and thought provoking,it makes you feel as though you are there. This book is hard to judge as the quality over all is a little inconsistent,but the book is still enjoyable.And by the don't listen to that "Venezuelan reader"guy,he dosen't even speak correct english.
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Summary: This book stunk
Review: this was the biggest waste of ime on earth i cant believe i actually read the whole thing. Complete garbage.
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Summary: Lord of the Flies was a OK book.
Review: The book was poorly written. The best writing can be found only in the segments discussing the scenery. I thought the idea of the book was great but some of the analagies made are somewhat unrealistic. Although people do become crazy (especially 12 year-old boys) the characters in the novel were extremes of each stereotype. Ralph was far too angry and it is realitively unrealistic to find an utter satist like Roger, going to a private catholic school. I thought the best part of the book was the symbolism. The book is reasonably OK but extremely overated. If anyone is interested in a female and more racy version of the same sort of book I recomend "John Dollar".
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