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Summary: This book is terrible.
Review: I was assigned to read this book for english class and found this book grossly overrated. I don't have the slightest clue how this work of garbage ended up on the top 100 books written this century. Considering the amount of time a person wastes reading this book, say three hours, and the amount of people who have and will read it, all the time squandered away adds up to hours , days, years, centurys and eons that have been wasted for nothing. It's spellbounding.
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Summary: The essence of man.
Review: "Ingenuous" characers show the REAL nature of man. A violent being only calmed by the education he is given. All the instincts emerge causing the destruction of his own environment. A book that MUST be read. A new point of view of the mankind and his acting. Extraordinary.From Colombia, student at the Univeridad de Los Andes.
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Summary: enjoyable but somewhat dull
Review: I enjoyed the storyline but not the plot. You might say it was dull towards the end, but I won't reveal to you the end, if you do like these kind of books. This book just lacked something in the plot- maybe it was the characters non-involvement in the plot maybe something a bit different- but I can't put my finger on it.
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Summary: the island
Review: This book totally shows what happens when people feel stranded, like on an island. Some come to their senses and others go haywire and do evil things. But to really understand this book and get anything out of it, you have to understand the role of insantity in the characters. While only one really is insane, you have to think of all the others as the same only on a smaller scale. That's why it takes place on an island.
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Summary: A definite 5 stars!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Wow!!! It is unbelievable the way William Golding depicts his characters, because they are so true to life. I read it a few months ago, but I am sure that I will remember in 50 years as though I read it yesterday. It is not one you can easily forget. I had to read it for my English class and now I am very glad that I did. I normally do not enjoy summer reading lists, but this was an exception to the rule. I feel sorry for those who dislike this book only because they were forced to read it for school. They are missing out on a truly marvelous book. My advice to those unfortunate people is if you can't approach a book with a positive attitude, approach it with an open mind.
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Summary: Definitely not for me.
Review: I didn't like this book at all when I read it as required summer reading. It wasn't very interesting and for the most part it was difficult to understand. I still haven't completely grasped the concept of why it was called "Lord of the Flies" even though it was explained to me many times. I cannot grasp the smaller themes in the book, but I did understand the overall theme. I had a very bad opinion of this book until I went back to school and parts of it were read aloud to me. I think that this book is much better when read aloud and with emotion, however it was not for me.
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Summary: An excellent portrayal of human nature and society.
Review: I recently read Lord of the Flies for freshman English class, and I'm really glad I read it, because I probably wouldn't have read it otherwise. LOF was an excellent novel and allegory. Ralph symbolized law, order, and democracy, Piggy represented knowledge, truth, and morality, Jack symbolized anarchy, brutality, and destruction, and Simon showed spirituality and insight. Everything in the book showed some aspect of society. Even though it was written in 1954, it is still very valid today. I recommend it to anyone who likes adventures but doesn't mind learning important lessons about life at the same time.
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Summary: When children become savage animals . . .
Review: I will never see life in the same way again. It shows mankind for what we really are: savages, held together by the ideas of civilisation. It shows us the 'end of innocence, and the darkness of man's heart.'
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Summary: A prototype novel with the author's potential showing
Review: A hasty finish from a point from where the author could have done wonders with the story. Undoubtedly the best part of the book being when the Lord of the Flies makes his brief entry in the story, when lawlessness prevails .... "..funny thinking how you thought the beast was something you could hunt and kill, closer come closer....you are the beast we are all the beast... " The darker side of man is hence exposed in the latter part of the novel...
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Summary: Read this-Take your time
Review: If you didn't enjoy this book you were probably forced to read it or you don't like your teacher who assigned the book to you. Most of te time if you have a bad attitude about something you won't enjoy what you are doing. When you read this book go further into the book. Don't just look at it like they crash landed on an island and they are stuck untill they are found. The book has hidden meanings. You must look at it in a religious content. There is alot of symbolism inside the book. I recomend that when you read the book you join a study group on the web or that you incurage your teacher to discuse about the book and what it represents.
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